3 Ways To Ensure Good Mental Health Of Your Employees

Irrespective of the field of work, or the designation, mental health has always been a concern for employees and employers alike. Numerous steps are taken at workplaces to ensure that employees feel valued in the organization and are able to prosper alongside the company.

In today’s world, mental health is being prioritized more and it is very necessary to keep it in check. To ensure good mental health at the workplace, a lot of things,  including the employee handbook, are designed to factor it into consideration. Starting from the basic onboarding of employees to managing the employees daily, both business goals and employees’ well-being are covered in this employee handbook.

There are multiple ways to ensure that an employee maintains a good mental state, and here are some of the points that make it a reality:

1. Have an Employee Handbook That Ensures Wellbeing

Employees need to be introduced to the company and should be provided with continuous support till they are no longer in need of it. Giving them ample directions through an employee handbook is an effective way to start demonstrating those values every step of the way. If it’s a place of growth and mental & financial stability, all aspects should practice what is being preached. This means providing a clear direction of:

Expectations – clearly outlining what means what, and the proper code of conduct, policies, and chain of internal communication. This is to ensure that the employee gets a full picture to set future goals and get familiar with the company.

Support and Benefits – after communicating what is generally expected of the employee, communicating the support and benefits entitled to the employee fosters a feeling of connectivity, and mutually prospering.

Values – We value our employee’s mental health, growth, and prosperity and the company’s agenda, objective, and goals. Values need to be mutual, and mutually beneficial for both parties alike for them to be in a favorable relationship.

An employee handbook communicates the fundamentals of all these important aspects. The employee feels welcomed, treasured, and supported if the guidelines communicate the wellbeing of the company and employees alike.

2. Promote Mental Health Awareness at The Workplace

More times than not, employees do not feel comfortable discussing their mental state in the workplace. This is why the periodic promotion of mental health awareness and its feedback is an essential part of putting employees first. The resources established to help employees grow are to communicate with each employee. This, matched with anonymous surveys and recommendations can help in creating tranquility in the workplace.

Encouraging Rapport Building – Creating a safe environment, and prioritizing it can lead to better productivity and output down the line. Therefore, when feasible, team-building activities are to be organized.

Train Employees to Solve Problems – Not all employees think on the same level or act in one uniform way. Training them for the job, and solving problems helps employees get a better grip on a difficult situation and allows them to ask for help when needed.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Mental stress can be greatly relieved by helping our employees get the necessary assistance they need. This can include taking some time off, offering hybrid working conditions, a flexible schedule, relieving some taxing and non-essential responsibilities, stopping micromanagement, and more.

3. Create A Culture of Work-Life Balance

If an employee’s performance is deteriorating, the attribution can be to the work culture and not the employee. To foster growth, achieve targets, and prosper in the industry, the workforce needs to be managed alongside the workload. While work-related stress can never be fully eliminated, certain troubles can be eliminated, such as the job insecurity of the employee, the continuous long working hours, office politics, conflicts, and excessive travel.

Foster Employee Growth – Making them feel part of the team, and giving them ample time to grow in the company as well as have space in their personal lives is part of the responsibilities of being a good employer. By encouraging achieving targets, and implementing a channel of praise – employees grow.

Being Strict with Counterproductivity – With strict policies against bullying, discrimination, and being part of illegalities, and constant enforcement of them, employees can feel safer at the workplace. Anything unnecessary to the growth of the company and employee should be immediately looked into and rectified.

Encouraging Employee’s Voice – There are to be multiple communication paths that an employee can use to share the good and the bad or any suggestions. Alongside a system of feedback that can be transferred to the employee. Arranging for our management and employees to engage in healthy communication practices can remove unnecessary mental stress.

As a part of the same unit, our employee’s mental well-being and growth are an integral part of achieving prosperity. Anything that encourages and ensures the good mental state of the employees is widely incorporated into different onboarding, quarterly, semi-annually, and annual practices to cement a people-first approach.