Dismissed? Employers

JOIN THE DISMISSED? CAMPAIGN

Dismissed? is SAMH's campaign for fairness in mental health and employment.

Your organisation can join the Dismissed? campaign today by emailing us or calling us on 07772 565 408

In 2009/10, sickness absence due to mental health problems cost Scotland's employers £690 million. That's almost £2 million per day. The Dismissed? campaign helps employers to support the mental health of their workforce and cut this cost.

At any one time, nearly 1 in 6 employees is affected by a mental health problem such as depression or anxiety. The Dismissed? campaign aims to improve the experience of people with mental health problems in the workplace.

When you support the Dismissed? campaign, SAMH will help you improve the mental health of your employees by:

- Providing free guides to the simple changes you can make in your workplace

- Providing training for your staff in mental health awareness

- Working with you to develop tailored workplace mental health policies

- Working with you to promote the campaign and your organisation's support

Below are details of the employers, large and small, who have already given their support to the Dismissed? campaign. We hope you will join them.

Join the Dismissed? campaign today by emailing us or calling us on 07772 565 408

FIND OUT MORE

Joining our campaign can help you manage your workforce

Some mental health problems are very common, like depression and anxiety. In fact, nearly one in six employees will have a mental health problem of some sort in any one year. If you haven't already had an employee who develops a mental health problem, you almost certainly will at some point.

Take advantage of SAMH's expertise and learn how to manage these situations positively.

Joining our campaign can help your public profile

We will list all of the organisations that sign up to support the "Dismissed?" campaign on our website, which is visited by 9,000 people every month. We can work with your company to develop opportunities to highlight your support of the campaign, and throughout the eighteen-month lifespan of the campaign, there will be numerous public events and activities that you can be part of.

Joining our campaign won't cost you a penny

All we want is your support, and in return we'll help you in any way we can.

RESOURCES

Our new report, What's It Worth Now? shows that mental health problems cost Scotland's economy £10.7 billion per year, and that £2.15 billion of that cost is incurred by employers through sickness absence, lost productivity and staff turnover.

To find out more about the full costs of mental health problems in Scotland and what employers can do to alleviate these costs, you can read the full report.

If you would like to read more about the steps you can take to improve mental health in the workplace, you can download our two guides:

• Working it Out: A Guide to Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
• Making Reasonable Adjustments for People With Mental Health Problems

Find out more about our Training and Consultancy Services.

If you would like to assess the effect of poor mental and physical health on your workplace, you can use the UK Government's Workplace Well-being Tool, to calculate the costs of poor health to your business, compare your absenteeism to other organisations' and get ideas to help you improve workplace health.

SUPPORT THE DISMISSED? CAMPAIGN

To support the Dismissed? campaign, email us or call 07772 565 408

Download our campaign poster

Why not download our campaign poster and display it in your workplace? Click here to download the poster

Employers signed up

	Advance Consultancy are experts in the future of Leadership, Management and Business Coaching.
	ActivHR is Scotland's leading HR, Payroll and Workforce Management software solutions specialist.
	Armitage Associates is a small architectural and interior design practice, established in 1993, with a committed professional workforce.
	The Arts Guild Theatre is the primary arts venue in and for the Inverclyde area. Hosting a range of arts events from all disciplines including music, drama, dance, comedy, festivals and visual arts events.
	The Baby Gurus specialises in educating and supporting women and men who are expecting a baby and making the transition to parenthood.
	Breathing Space Outdoors, based in Perthshire, provides training, personal development and coaching for groups and individuals using the natural environment where possible.
	BT Scotland is at the heart of innovative and exciting communications for all of Scotland.
	Clearwater Brookes, HR consultants, provide specialist HR solutions for a wide range of industries.
	Forth Valley Advocacy provides free, independent advocacy for older people and people of all ages with mental health issues living in the Forth Valley area.
	FM Development is a business consultancy in Glasgow that provides high quality training courses to a range of organisations.
	Harmony Employment, the fastest growing employment company in the social care sector in Scotland.
	Inverclyde Council is the Local Government body for the Inverclyde region.
	John Muir Trust is the leading wild land conservation charity in the UK. They work with people and communities to ensure that wild land is protected and that wild places are valued by and for everyone.
	Keegan and Pennykid provides independent general insurance and financial services advice to individuals, businesses, charities and voluntary organisations alike.
	Lothian & Borders Police employ more than four thousand staff to provide policing to their region.
	MLM Personal Solutions is a niche insolvency practice offering specialist advice and solutions to financial problems.
	Midgibyte, who offer web design, graphic design and rich internet applications.
	Plan B Advice provide employers with free training on debt and financial advice. They educate staff on signs and symptoms of debt and financial exclusion as well as the risk factors for exclusion of individual staff members.
	PPC Worldwide is the leading global provider of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), work/life, wellbeing and personal development services.
	The Priory Hospital, Glasgow is Scotland's leading independent hospital specialising in the management and treatment of mental health problems.
	Property One, a Glasgow-based company offering a wide range of property services.
	Right Management, part of the Manpower Group of business consultants, are workforce consulting experts delivering solutions to align individual talents with business strategies. They have more than 50 offices worldwide and work with the majority of Fortune 500 companies.
	RNID Scotland represents the 758,000 people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Scotland. Their staff and volunteers offer a wide range of services, including communication, information and employment services.
	Rock the Boat Consulting, supports organisations in achieving peak commercial performance by enabling them to deliver your business strategy with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Scotia Coolers supply watercoolers to businesses.
	Wigtownshire Chamber of Commerce is the leading business organisation for the west Galloway area of south-west Scotland.