In partnership with the Thriving at Work Leadership Council, the IEP is working to amplify the Mental Health at Work website, which brings together resources, toolkits, blogs and case studies. 

Our ambition is  for the website to be the go-to source of information and resources for employers. The website was initially developed by Mind with funding from the Royal Foundation, with a particular view to supporting SMEs.

The IEP has convened 12 pathfinder employers to work with CIPD, ACAS, Mind and legal experts to develop HR best practice for supporting employee wellbeing and managing employee performance as interconnected business imperatives. 

The working group is developing practical solutions that empower employers and employees to ensure that performance is always managed in a way that is consistent with a commitment to mental health. This is expected to be published in mid 2020.

The financial cost of mental ill health in the workplace has been well articulated at a macro level, so for many large employers there is already a well established business case to act. However this may not be true for all employers, all sectors or all geographies. 

The IEP is exploring how smaller organisations with more limited financial and personnel resources can translate mental health priorities into actionable programmes and resources for their key stakeholders. Our ambition is to feed relevant evidence on effective levers to drive corporate action, especially by SMEs, into government policy development.