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Inclusive workplace encourages employees to disclose mental illness: Study

Employees support flexible work hours but not longer breaks for mentally ill colleagues

A new study has found that when employees know their employer will mentally ill employees with equitable treatment then they are more prone to disclose their mental illness and seek the necessary help.

The study surveyed 305 employees who were working for a large unionized Canadian health-care organization.   

“Oftentimes, people are reluctant to disclose that they have a mental illness due to a perceived stigma,” said Travor Brown of Memorial University in Newfoundland and co-author of the study published in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in Hamilton.

“However, when a workplace is inclusive, employees feel more comfortable coming forward and are able to get necessary special accommodations from their employer and support from co -workers.”

The study found co-workers of the mentally ill were supportive of workplace accommodations like flexible work hours, time off for counseling and banking overtime hours.

However, when it came to offering the mentally ill longer or more frequent work breaks, co-workers were less supportive.

The study also found that employees who were in contact or worked with a person with a mental illness were more likely to be supportive or hiring people with a mental illness.

Mental illness can have a significant effect on workplace productivity and therefore cost an employer, said Heather Peters, co-author of the study.

“It is important for employers to develop and enact fair workplace policies and accommodation surrounding employee mental illness. This will help mentally ill workers achieve their full potential, encourage peer support, and lead others to seek assistance for their own mental illness,” said Peters.

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