The Centre for Organisational Resilience was founded at the Lincoln International Business School, part of the University of Lincoln. Through interdisciplinary research and evidence-informed practice, the Centre aims to address the major issues affecting the resilience of the UK workforce, through co-created learning and the delivery of evidence-based products and services. Background:
Research in
2017 (Mind) and repeated in 2020 (Deloitte), has revealed the negative impact of inappropriate governance and leadership practices on the mental health and performance of UK employees. The subsequent significant cost to employers and the UK’s economy is calculated in billions of pounds. The scale of the challenge and therefore the potential benefit of the Centre is significant. According to the “Thriving at Work” report:
•300k people leave work prematurely each year with a mental health problem at a cost to employers of £8b.
•Absenteeism costs employers £8b per year.
•Presenteeism costs employers between £17b and £26b.
•In addition, the cost of poor mental health to the government range between £24b and £27b (£3b direct cost on the NHS, £10b in benefit costs and between£11b and £14b in lost tax revenues). MHPP:
The Centre for Organisational Resilience is supporting the Mental Health Productivity Pilot (MHPP), funded by the Midlands Engine, as part of this national initiative. MHPP is collaborating across a range of diverse partners to provide an evidence informed, cost effective and sustainable resource that supports good mental health at work, reduces stigma and will ultimately increase productivity. MHPP supports employers across the Midlands Engine region to understand the link between mental health and productivity by galvanising their employees’ engagement with a package of impactful resources which work towards ensuring that employees are happy, satisfied and able to thrive at work.
