UK SMEs levelling up mental health support for employees

Of 2,000 UK SMEs surveyed, GlobalData found that 25.7% had increased the mental health support available for staff, while 8.7% had it increased it significantly. While just over 60% of SMEs had neither increased or decreased the level of mental health support for employees, 4.1% of firms decreased support and 1.1% decreased support significantly. Benjamin Hatton, insurance analyst at GlobalData, commented: ‘‘It is refreshing to see that a healthy percentage of UK businesses are acknowledging...