Presentation of Clara Cheung: Workplace wellbeing at the APM WiPM Conference 2019.

1. Workplace
Well-being
Project Professionals

2. Workplace well-being
how people feel and how they function in a workplace,
and they evaluate their work lives as a whole.

3. Mental
FinancialSocial
Physical
Workplace well-being
Physical
Having good health and
enough energy to get
things done daily
Social
Having supportive
relationships and love
in your workplace
Mental
Having a positive
attitude on what you do
and being motivated to
achieve your goals
Financial
Effectively managing
your economic life to
reduce stress and
increase security

4. Why invest in employee well-being?

5. Stress, anxiety and depression are the third biggest
cause of sickness absence in our society1
They are the biggest.
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounts for 44% of work-related
ill health and 57% of working days lost, in 2017/18.
Health and Safety Executive, 2018:
Work related Stress, Anxiety and Depression Statistics in Great Britain
False
True or false quiz

6. Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated
£33-42 billion per year2
True
For the UK economy as a whole, these costs are up to £94 billion per year.
Deloitte, 2017: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Employment
Investors in People, 2018: Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
True or false quiz

7. Suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK
3
True
People with a diagnosed mental health condition have been
shown to be at a higher risk of attempting and completing
suicide.
Office for National Statistics, 2017: Suicides in the UK: 2016 registrations
True or false quiz

8. Work Stressors: 6 Essentials
Resource and
Communication
Control
Balanced
Workload
Balanced
Workload
Work
Relationships
Job
Conditions

10. Results highlight High-risk items

11. 1. Managers are better off than employees
2. Self employed people are better off than people in other
employment basis
3. Women are less confident than men
Results highlight Group Comparison

12. “Simple steps to improve the management of mental
health in the workplace, including prevention and early
identification of problems, should enable employers to
save 30% or more of these costs –
at least £8 billion a year.”
Centre for Mental Health

13. 85% of managers feel that employee wellbeing is their responsibility…
…but just 30% have taken part in mental health training30%
report having no workplace facilities or services that could help
mental health and wellbeing30%
16% of employees felt able to disclose a mental health issue to a manager
Need to close the gap
Business in the Community, 2018: Mental Health at Work summary report

14. Equip managers and employees1

15. Equip managers and employees2

16. Equip managers and employees3

18. Find me on Twitter:
@ClaraMCheung2
Get in touch:
clara.Cheung@Manchester.ac.uk