Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental health absences almost as common as colds

The number of claims for the treatment of mental health problems remains a small fraction of all health insurance claims managed by ECIS. This suggests contractors are not getting the support they need to get to the root causes of their issues. ECIS provide insurance for both contractors and affinity groups across the electrical and mechanical building services sectors in the UK Vicki Leslie, client relationship manager for ECIS, said: "Between 2013 and 2016 we saw a 20% increase in health insurance claims for mental health conditions in the contracting sector but this is still a t...