'Mindful Employer' mental health charter
To support our ongoing commitment to staff health and wellbeing we have signed up to a ‘Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health’.
Established in 2004, Mindful Employer is a UK-wide initiative run by the Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Providing employers with easier access to professional Workplace Mental Health training, information and support, the initiative aims to help empower employers to take a lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their staff. By signing this Charter, RAND Europe have made a public statement of our desire to support the mental health of our people across the organisation.
We recognise that, in the UK, people experiencing mental ill health continue to report stigma and discrimination at work. We also recognise that ‘Good mental health and resilience are fundamental to our physical health, our relationships, our education, our training, our work and to achieving our potential.’
No Health Without Mental Health
Having signed up to this charter, we are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues feel able to talk about mental health confidently.
As an employer, we have made an on-going commitment to:
- provide non-judgemental and proactive support to staff experiencing mental ill health
- not make assumptions about a person with a mental health condition and their ability to work
- be positive and enabling towards all employees and job applicants with a mental health condition
- support Research Group Directors and Heads of Function in managing mental health in the workplace
- ensure we are fair in the recruitment of new staff in accordance with the Equality Act (2010); and
- make it clear that people who have experienced mental ill health will not be discriminated against, and, that disclosure of a mental health problem will enable both the employee and employer to assess and provide the right level of support, or, adjustment.