Employees uncomfortable discussing personal issues with line managers, poll finds
Just two in five employees feel comfortable discussing their mental health with their line manager, new data has revealed, leading to calls from experts for employers to review their training practices.
The poll of more than 2,000 UK employees who had been working from home during the pandemic found that just 41 per cent of those polled said they would raise mental health concerns with their manager.
Similarly, the research, conducted by BHSF, found just a third (36 per cent) would feel comfortable discussing physical health problems with their line manager, while 28 per cent would talk about financial concerns, and only 22 per cent would discuss grief.
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