How Personal Safety Contributes to Mental Health
In the hierarchy of needs, safety is second only to basic requirements including food, water and shelter.
There is a clear link between feeling safe and positive mental wellbeing that employers are failing to recognise beyond a basic duty of care.
The demand and desire to feel safe is growing with people taking the matter into their own hands.
The continued increase in downloads of free personal safety apps means that a number of your staff will likely be using them regularly.
Using a service like this has proven to make people feel comforted and more confident just by having something in their pocket should they need it.
In order to attract and retain the best talent, providing health and wellbeing services demonstrates a health-first approach to people management.
Employers need to consider going beyond official legislation and basic compliance to provide the desired level of wellbeing, peace of mind and safety.
57% of employees believe that their boss has a duty to make sure they get to work and back home safe; it’s not just about the hours that they are on the clock.
When I went to a viewing at the end of the day someone should have phoned to check I was ok after my appointment otherwise they wouldn’t have known where I was until the next day.
