Rejected petition Ensure companies treat Mental Health like they treat Physical Health

Mental Health is not given the same priority as Physical Health in the work place. Under the current climate this needs to change. Where with physical health the HSE recommend a first aid rep for companies with 5 - 50. The same recommendations need to be in place for Mental Health.

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Enforce the equalities act of 2010. Putting a duty of care on employees towards their mental health. Make it law that all companies need a mental health programme in place in the same way they implement physical health. This will help with employees mental health in the work place and impact the cost of mental illness on U.K. industry

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you are concerned about employers failing to adequately meet the mental health needs of their staff, but it's not clear what action you want the Government to take in response to this.

Employers are already required to make reasonable adjustments in respect of disabled people. This covers everyone who has a physical or a mental condition which has a substantial and long-term impact on their ability to do normal day to day activities: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/disability-discrimination

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published advice on how employers can meet their obligations in respect of employees with mental health conditions: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/mental-health-your-business

People who feel they have been treated unfairly and want further advice can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/

We could accept a petition calling on the Government require employers to take a particular action in respect of mental health, but it would need to be clear what action you want the Government to take.

We have already published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Require all workplaces to have Mental Health First Aiders: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323558

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 23 July 2020
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