One in six working-age people have a mental health condition so chances are, you will need to deal with it! Failing your legal obligations will cost you dearly with large fines and the potential for imprisonment! That’s right. Individual employers can be fined $600,000 or 5 years’ imprisonment while corporations can be fined $3 million.
By law, EVERY organisation is accountable.
Your workers with mental health conditions are covered by:
– Work Health and Safety Legislation
– The Disability Discrimination Act
– The Fair Work Act
These laws are rigorously enforced.
Unfortunately for employers, mental health conditions need to be handled delicately and with extreme care. If you suspect one of your team members has a mental health issue or perhaps they are acting a little erratically at times, you need to seek urgent guidance and professional help.
The team at End2End Business Solutions are skilled in helping you identify a problematic worker and will give you direction on what you should do next. For help call 02 8977 4002.