WELLNESS AT PLACES

OF WORK IN THE
POST COVID ERA

THE IMPACT OF • The individual • Community • The country

THE PANDEMIC ON: • The family • The workplace • The world

CHANGES KEY WORK- RELATED ISSUES

EXPERIENCED
DURING COVID
Stress
> Office based work-work from home-
hybrid work choice Anxiety

> More attention to mental health of Loneliness

staff
Depression
> More online engagements
Harmful alcohol & drug use
> More direct external stressors
impacting on staff wellness Self harm or Suicidal ideations
> Increased non-workplace related Domestic violence
stressors- Health, Loss and grief,
finances Low self-esteem

76% of workers believe their company

COVID-19 should be doing more to support the
mental health of their workforce
QUICK
STATS 78% of the workforce say the pandemic
has negatively affected their mental
health

85% of people say their mental health

issues are causing sleep deprivation, poor
physical health, reduced happiness at
home, suffering family relationships or
isolation from friends

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 > 80% of workers feel stress on the job
WORK > Nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage
RELATED stress.
> 42% say their co-workers need such help
STRESS > Stress levels in the workplace are rising.
> With China (86%) having the highest rise in workplace stress
> Depression is among the leading causes of disability worldwide.
> Fewer than 25% of those with depression world-wide have
access to effective treatments

IMPACT OF STRESS AND POOR

MENTAL WELLNESS
On Employees On Employer
> Higher likelihood of getting sick > Higher rates of absenteeism
> More time off taken even when not > Lower productivity
unwell > Higher turnover rate
> Lower job satisfaction > Total medical costs increase

WORKPLACE “A coordinated and comprehensive set of health

promotion and protection strategies implemented
WELLNESS at the worksite that includes programs, policies,
benefits, environmental supports, and links to the
surrounding community designed to encourage the
health and safety of all employees.”
by Center for Disease Control

WHY IS WORKPLACE WELLNESS IMPORTANT?

> The average employee spends 50 hours a week at work.
> Men spend 38 years working
> Women spend 33.2 years working.
> The workplace is a second home for most people.
> Generational change
> Employee wellness has an impact their productivity, company
success
> Mental illness may be a pre-existing/ newly diagnosed
condition for some staff.
Mental Health Challenges Faced by Staff
> Stress > Depression
> Toxic work environments > Not feeling heard/seen by supervisors while
> Burn-out still feeling pressure
> Anxiety

RECOGNITION OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH

For one to recognize a behaviour as abnormal and therefore an illness, it has to
satisfy this criteria.
> Distress - to either the person or those around.
> Deviance - different from how the person is usually.
> Danger - posing either to self or others
> Dysfunction - at work, family or personal level.
> Cultural appropriateness.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

OF STRESS

AT THE
WORKPLACE

> Withdrawal from the team, isolates oneself

> Indifference
> Putting things off/missed deadlines
> Late to work, accidents
> Lack of confidence, unsure of abilities
> Low motivation/detached
> Inappropriate reactions, strained relationships
> Change in appearance

GENERAL SIGNS & > Sleep or appetite changes.

SYMPTOMS OF STRESS > Problems concentrating, remembering,
thinking and or explaining
> Loss of initiative.
> Feeling disconnected.
> Exaggerated beliefs about personal abilities
and meanings of events.
> Nervousness.
> Unusual behaviour.
 MENTAL ILLNESS:
HOW TO ADDRESS
Mental Illness in Mental Illness in
a Supervisee a Superviser
1. Prepare for the meeting: 1. Determine the impact that the
familiarize yourself with policies behaviour is having on the workplace
and processes in the organization and performance
2. Encourage people to speak to the
2. Talk to the employee
Employee Assistance Program.
about your concerns:
3. Bring in the support of a co-
3. Do follow-up worker, preferably a peer.
4. If the relationship is good, have the
conversation yourself.

5. If you feel uncomfortable addressing

the issue, have the conversation with
the person’s manager.
6. Focus on the behaviours and not
on assumptions about the person’s
Mental Illness in Self mental health.
1. Know Thyself
See yourself for who you are (what do you think and feel)
Watch your emotions.
2. Track & backtrack your emotions in a difficult conversation.
3. Learn your tendencies in emotionally arousing situations
4. Use paired sharing (peer or supervisor)
5. Own your actions – take full responsibility for what you say and do

OUR ROLE: INCORPORATING WELLNESS

> Employee assistance programs > Integrating physical activities into the
> Changing company culture workday.
> Creating a culture of understanding > Programs to encourage post traumatic
and openness around mental health- growth
TUFUNGUKE > Preventing stigma
> Mental wellness days.
> Improved access to mental health care.

REFERRAL SYSTEM/STRUCTURE

Family/ Taken to a Psychiatrist Admission for

Colleagues notice counselor/ further Post-discharge
Assessment Assessment &
change in behaviour Psychologist/ management follow-up
Medication
EAP & care

We conduct MENTAL HEALTH TALKS and Webinars as part of our Health

Promotion Services to organisations, institutions and companies.
Kindly reach out to us through clientservices@chiromohg.co.ke or
+254 733 332099