Have you seen this logo and wondered what it meant?
In 2004, the ‘Mindful Employer’ was set up to help employers achieve better mental health at work for their employees and managers.
As a part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, ‘Mindful Employer’ and its services are administered by a team of mental health and employment professionals. Combining their expertise across these sectors, they adapt the best and most up-to-date clinical practice to suit the needs of your business or charity.
What does being a ‘Mindful Employer’ organisation mean?
It’s about recognising employers who are committed to supporting the mental health of their staff – no matter how far along they may be in that journey. It’s also about helping employers to adapt the best and most up-to-date clinical practice to achieve this goal.
Employers sign up to the ‘Mindful Charter’, by completing the application form and paying a nominal fee for administration: https://www.mindfulemployer.dpt.nhs.uk/storage/435/ME-Charter-Application-Form.pdf
FEES:
| BAND | NO. OF EMPLOYEES | ADMIN FEE* |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 0 to 50 | £50.00 |
| 2. | 51 to 250 | £100.00 |
| 3. | 251 to 1,000 | £150.00 |
| 4. | Over 1,000 | £200.00 |
By signing the Charter, your organisation will be making a public declaration of your ambition to support the mental health and wellbeing of your staff by agreeing to uphold the following values:
- To provide non-judgemental and proactive support to staff with experience of mental ill-health.
- To avoid making assumptions about a person with a mental health condition and their ability to work.
- To be positive and enabling toward all employees and applicants with a mental health condition.
- To support line managers in managing mental health in the workplace.
- To ensure the fair recruitment of staff in accordance with the Equality Act (2010).
- To make it clear that people who have experience of mental ill-health will not be discriminated against.
Benefits of signing the charter
Signing the Charter not only helps you to demonstrate your organisation’s values, but it also provides you with a number of benefits, including:
- Personalised copies of the Charter to display in your premises.
- Use of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER logo to display on your website and literature.
- Recognition as a Charter signatory on our website.
- Access to our members-only Line Managers Resource Guide and Keeping Well at Work publications.
- A discount on all training workshops delivered by MINDFUL EMPLOYER.
- Tailored feedback and support on your organisation’s policies and practises through our review process.
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