Mental health: 48% of bosses believe employees would not reach out

Adam Saville
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Legal & General's new Red Report also identifies five key themes business should address

Following its Not A Red Card mental health campaign last year, L&G's new Red Report has found that nearly half of those who attended its mental health forum last year did not feel their employees would confide in a colleague if struggling in the workplace. However, more encouragingly, 85% said they had seen improvements over the past five years with regards to discussing mental health issues, with 97% saying the recent increase in coverage of mental health stories from the sporting world has helped remove the stigma around it. Following the full-day gathering of 160 business leaders i...

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