Tag: mental health
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Mental Health Awareness week: employers need to recognise their responsibility for workers’ mental health
One in five Northern Ireland workers suffer some form of mental health problem – 25% more than in England Unite to seek adoption of Equality Commission’s Mental Health Charter as part of all future Northern Ireland workplace pay claims May 13th: Unite Regional Secretary in Ireland, Jackie Pollock, used the start of Mental Health Awareness…
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Translink management sacks rail worker despite recovery from depression
Decision makes a mockery of Translink’s nomination of Action Mental Health as ‘charity of choice’ Management must adopt more enlightened approach or face risk of workers hiding mental health concerns November 13th: Unite Regional Officer, Davy McMurray, expressed his union’s disgust at the treatment meted out to one of his union’s members, a rail signal-box…