Are you concerned about your mental health? Have you reported it to your boss or HR department? Did they react in a helpful way?
You can’t have missed the recent TV interview that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gave recently to Oprah Winfrey.
One of the bombshells Meghan revealed is that she suffered with her mental health while she was pregnant and living at Kensington Palace, to the extent of feeling suicidal. She appealed to senior members of the organisation to get help, but was told it “wouldn’t look good for the institution”.
If you’re concerned about your mental health
There is no shame in asking for help if you need it, and your employer should take you seriously because they have a duty of care for their employees. Under health and safety law, they must assess risks in the workplace and do whatever is reasonably practicable to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees.
Also, although you might not consider your mental health to be a ‘disability’, if your condition affects your day-to-day life, it’s covered by the Equality Act 2010. This means you should not be discriminated against if your mental (or physical) health affects your work, and you should get all the same opportunities as your colleagues.
If your employer doesn’t treat you fairly, you may be able to make a claim for disability discrimination. We can help with that.
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