What’s the secret sauce to helping employees return to work as quickly as possible and remain healthy? Confidence and appropriate mental health accommodations play a key role. Listen in to this discussion with Kerri Wizner, MPH, CPH, head of epidemiology, Alight MD Guidelines, and Keemia Vaghef, PhD, director of value engineering, Alight Leave Solutions, for details about a 4:1 return on investment with mental health supports and why it’s so important to engage and support managers in this process!
Resources
- Adjusting Mental Health Accommodations Can Make a Meaningful Difference For Employees, feature article in the 2024 Mental Health and Well-Being issue of @Work magazine (unlocked for podcast listeners)
Research referenced during this episode:
- Influence of Toxic and Transformational Leadership Practices on Nurses’ Job Satisfaction, Job Stress, Absenteeism and Turnover Intention: A Cross-sectional Study
- Leaders as Role Models: Effects of Leader Presenteeism on Employee Presenteeism and Sick Leave
- Pride and Confidence at Work: Potential Predictors of Occupational Health in a Hospital Setting
- Workplace Mental Health Training for Managers and Its Effects on Sick Leave in Employees: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
