Vitae supports the 75% of personal issues and the 25% of work issues that people present with for counselling support. The impact of the real issues that people face are also demonstrated in the workplace through presenteeism (productivity) and absenteeism; a cost to any business.
Under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), employers have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their workers, which includes psychological health.
This means employers must provide a safe and healthy work environment by managing psychological risks and minimising stress. Employers must identify and control hazards, monitor workloads, investigate issues like bullying and consult with workers to create a mentally-healthy workplace.
Vitae is ideally placed to support our customers to explore their psychosocial risks and mitigation solutions when they are inherent in roles and to support their staff and managers through consultancy to identify the risks, impact and prevalence, training on various topics for staff and managers, supervision for managers and those facing various trauma in their roles, facilitated conversations with staff etc.
Further information from Worksafe
Psychosocial risks for all New Zealand workers
Managing psychosocial risks at work
