How to Support Mental Health and Well-being of Employees

  • Date: 27-Jan-2021
  • Source: Dubai Chronicle
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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How to Support Mental Health and Well-being of Employees

COVID-19 dominated 2020, with little respite on the horizon. Businesses locked into survival mode and had task a lot of their employees. With the challenges set to continue well into this year, business owners find themselves facing low employee morale and more tough decision making. Companies need to ensure that they are taking care of the emotional, financial, and motivational needs of their employees.

In the context of lockdowns, quarantines, job losses and uncertainty looming large against the backdrop of winter, mental health support must become a bigger priority in conversations around recovery. The UAE classifies mental health as a vital component of a balanced care system. Mental health disorders are also well recognised as the cause of great human suffering, threatening social and economic development, and cutting lives short. Yet, how can HR professionals create a new formula that helps employees feel more hopeful in the early part of the year?

Personalised pastoral care

The responsibility to create a productive and happy employee experience shouldn't fall solely on the shoulders of HR. But clearly, people professionals need to