Mental Health at Work Training for Managers and Employers

 Managers may worry about saying the wrong thing, asking an inappropriate question or overlooking something important. At the same time, avoiding a difficult conversation altogether may make an existing workplace problem harder to manage. Mental health training for managers can help those responsible for employees better understand the considerations surrounding these conversations and the employment law issues that may arise.

The aim is not to turn managers into mental health professionals. It is to give them a stronger understanding of their role as managers when an employee's mental health becomes relevant at work.

 Mental health issues can become particularly complex when they overlap with absence, poor performance, conduct concerns or potential discrimination. Employers and managers therefore need to consider more than the immediate problem in front of them. A decision that initially appears to be about performance or attendance, for example, may require consideration of an employee's health and the wider employment law implications.

Aereus's mental health training for employers can explore these situations from an employment law perspective, helping those making workplace decisions understand the issues they need to consider before deciding what to do next.

  Good mental health awareness in the workplace includes knowing when a situation may require more careful consideration. For managers, that means understanding the relationship between an employee's mental health and the workplace issues they are responsible for managing. It also means being better equipped to recognise when an apparently straightforward employee matter has become more complicated.

Aereus provides employee mental health training that can be shaped around the situations your organisation needs its managers to understand. As the training is bespoke, you can discuss the areas that are most relevant to your workforce rather than having to fit your requirements around a fixed programme.

 The questions managers face are rarely theoretical. What happens when an employee is performing poorly and says their mental health is contributing to the problem? How should a manager approach an ongoing workplace issue involving ill health? What should an employer consider if the situation reaches the point where dismissal is being contemplated?

Mental health manager training gives you an opportunity to explore the employment law considerations behind situations such as these.

If your company already has HR support or works with an external HR consultant, the training can also provide managers with additional employment law understanding to complement that support.

 Clare Nicolaou qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and has worked both in private practice and in-house. Her experience spans retail, telecommunications, transport and logistics, hospitality, housing, education and charities. She also has particular expertise in Employment Tribunal representation. This provides a practical perspective on the employment law issues employers need to consider when managing difficult employee situations.

The training is therefore delivered from the perspective of an experienced employment law specialist, with an emphasis on clear, practical guidance. Employers looking for expert input can discuss their particular requirements directly with Clare and build the training around the issues their managers need to understand. This is employment-law-led training rather than a clinical course or certified mental health qualification. Its purpose is to provide professional guidance on the employment law considerations surrounding mental health at work, grounded in Clare's experience advising employers.

Aereus is based in Milton Keynes and works with clients throughout the UK. If you are looking for local mental health training for managers in Milton Keynes, you can speak directly with Clare about the workplace and employment law issues you want the training to address.

Aereus also supports businesses in Bedford, Oxford and Northampton, providing employers with access to reliable employment law guidance informed by Clare's experience as a solicitor. For employers seeking a trusted source of employment law support, Aereus already works with SMEs, larger employers and HR companies providing outsourced HR services.