MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK, 15th – 21st MAY 2023

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Head Office Circular: NP/81/23

11th April 2023

To: The Secretary

ALL BRANCHES

ALL SHIPPING BRANCHES

REGIONAL COUNCILS

 

Dear Colleague,

 

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK, 15th – 21st MAY 2023

 

The focus this year is on the impact that the cost-of-living crisis is having on our mental health. 

I encourage you to support Mind, with whom RMT shares a relationship, this Mental Health Awareness Week

 

It is important for employers to take an employee's mental health problem seriously and with the same care as a physical illness. ACAS has published guidance and resources to help support employers and employees when handling reasonable adjustments for mental health at work, including practical steps and what considerations they should be aware of.

 

This Reasonable Adjustments for Mental Health advice covers:

 

  • What reasonable adjustments for mental health are
  • Examples of reasonable adjustments for mental health
  • Requesting reasonable adjustments for mental health
  • Responding to reasonable adjustments for mental health requests
  • Managing employees with reasonable adjustments for mental health
  • Reviewing policies with mental health in mind

 

Although RMT cannot offer medical help or counselling, we can however help sort out problems connected with work that can trigger members’ stress, anxiety, and depression. For more information on this please see this RMT advice: Mental health – a trade union issue

 

The Mental Health section of RMT’s website can be viewed in full here

 

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of relevant members. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary