Mental Health Days Should Be an Employee’s Right, and Here Is Why!

Mental Health Days Should Be an Employee’s Right, and Here Is Why!

When working any job, employees are entitled to sick leaves. Since the term is relatively generic, most companies have been granting these leaves for employees who are not feeling well on a physical level only. And even though the brain is a physical organ, rarely do companies give any mental health days for employees who are in need of it. The same way any person might have some kind of physical pain, such as stomach ache, they are also prone to having some “bad” mental health days. And therefore, it is instrumental that companies start integrating mental health leave days into their systems. 

“I pray for the day where we won’t have to call it “mental” and “physical” health and we can call it “health.”” - Dr. Saliha Afridi, Clinical Psychologist