Manufacturing firms risk losing top talent due to poor mental wellbeing support

Posted on 2 Feb 2021 by Tom Lane

More than a third of manufacturing companies in the UK have seen an employee move on because their mental wellbeing wasn’t being looked after, with nearly a quarter losing a key member of their workforce, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider, Benenden Health.

The survey of UK employers and employees revealed that 34% of manufacturing companies have experience of an employee leaving their company because their mental wellbeing wasn’t cared for, with 21% saying they had lost a really valuable staff member, suggesting businesses could face a staff retention crisis as employees struggle with increasing mental health demands.…

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