The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced an online calculator that tells employers how much they could save by improving line management and working conditions. It aims to reduce the estimated 13.7 million working days lost each year due to work-related mental health conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety. They are estimated to cost employers more than £28 billion a year.

The NICE guidelines are mandatory for the NHS, the largest single employer in Britain with 1.5 million staff, but would also apply to businesses in all other sectors. The report also recommends that line managers could improve employees’ mental health by giving feedback that includes praise as well as criticism.

The Times