Canadian employers are gradually coming to the realization that the mental health issues of their employees are growing risks, a new study by Aon has found.
According to the study, fewer than half of employers (43%) identify mental health as a “serious” business risk now. However, 61% anticipate it will be one in five years.
“While fewer than half of the employers we talked to identified mental health as a serious business risk now, a much larger proportion foresee it developing into one over the next five years,” commented Aon vice-president of health solutions Kim Siddall.
“All this points to a growing realization among employers that they will have to do more to support workplace mental health in the future.”
Other key findings of the report include: