Mental health at work matters. Mentally healthy workplaces are more productive and profitable businesses where everyone feels supported. Find out how mentally healthy your workplace is by taking the NSW Government’s Workplace Pulse Check.
Our easy 11-question survey will show how your workplace’s mental health compares with others in your industry. You will get some practical actions to help promote, support and manage mental health at work and can share your results with others to help set goals and measure your improvement over time.
Click to take the Workplace Pulse Check
October is Mental Health Month and a timely reminder to focus on our wellbeing. The past few months have been a challenging time, no matter what your business size or industry. It’s important to look out for your own mental health and also to check in on those around you who may be under stress.
Support your team: tips for leaders
Our COVID-19 resource kit has tips to support your employees in a changing workplace by prioritising mental health and wellbeing, understanding your legal obligations and supporting your team while working from home.
Click to get tips to support your team.
Learn how to manage mental health risks at work
Learn about how you can meet your work health and safety obligations. SafeWork NSW is hosting free online
The information session will consist of two parts:
Part 1: NSW Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work
Understand what’s in the Code: common psychosocial hazards, duties for managing psychosocial hazards, risk management, responding to reports of psychosocial risks or incidents, supporting return to work and industry scenarios.
Part 2: People at Work psychosocial risk assessment tool
We’ll explain how the free tool can help you manage the risk of psychosocial hazards in your workplace. It helps you to identify and manage work-related psychosocial hazards and factors and doesn’t need an expert to interpret the results.
Click to register now!
Talking about mental health at work
You may be wondering if you should talk to someone at work about your mental health. It’s a personal decision that can be a difficult one to make. The READY app can help inform you about the decision to tell people in your workplace about your mental health concerns.
The NSW Government has supported the implementation of this evidence-based tool developed by researchers at the University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre, with significant input from people with lived experience of workplace mental health recovery.
Start the Readyapp Tool now!
Managing Minds podcast for leaders
Workplaces can play an important role in preventing mental ill-health and also make a difference in an individual’s recovery.
Our Recovery Boost funding grant recipient, Headline Productions, has developed a Mental Health podcast series called Managing Minds. This five-part series aims to educate managers on how to better support their team’s mental health by increasing awareness, creating an inclusive workplace culture and decreasing stigma. Each episode will cover issues such as workplace bullying, burnout and managing others.
Click to Listen now
- Wording by SafeWork NSW