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 A leading mental health charity has claimed that employers need to be educated about important related issues to maintain employees in the workplace.In news which may interest owners of large fitness centres, charity Mind claims that a "quarter of staff" is likely to suffer from a mental health issue at one stage during their working life. Also, it added that "many employers" are not aware of mental issues and may have no idea they are employing someone with a mental health problem. Spokesperson for Mind, Alison Kerry, said employers could offer "flexible working arrangements" and "counselling services" for affected workers. "There is a lot employers can do to identify if their staff are having problems, it is very much about helping people at an early stage," she added. Figures from the Confederation of British Industry's Absence survey found that 172 million working days were lost to absence in 2007, with up to 12 per cent thought to be non-genuine.  |
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