Agenda item

Mental Health and Wellbeing Update

Report of the Director of Human Resources

Minutes:

The Committee received a report concerning the CityWell wellbeing strategy which had helped embed the wellbeing programme at the CoL Corporation.

 

The Committee noted that mental health training and development was now a mandatory requirement for managers and good progress was being made on the delivery. Initial consultation was also underway on the development of a workplace wellbeing action plan that would support the aims of the new Corporate Plan.

 

In response to questions concerning whether enough was being done to deal with stress at work, the Director of Human Resources advised that raising awareness was key as well as training managers to recognise the early signs of stress. Work was also being done to reduce the stigma of mental health and supporting people to seek help, and mental health ‘first aiders’ were also available.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

 

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