Acas has issued new guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work for both employers and workers, in conjunction with Affinity Health at Work. Acas says that it is important for employers to take an employee's mental health problem seriously and with the same care as a physical illness. Acas has new guidance and resources to help support employers and employees when handling reasonable adjustments for mental health at work, including practical steps and what considerations they should be aware of.
The guidance covers:
- What reasonable adjustments for mental health are;
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for mental health;
- Requesting reasonable adjustments for mental health;
- Responding to reasonable adjustments for mental health requests;
- Managing employees with reasonable adjustments for mental health;
- Reviewing policies with mental health in mind
See Guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health at work