According to statistics from the Mental Health Foundation, 74% of people feel unable to cope with the levels of stress in their lives, with 64% feeling anxious and 32% experiencing suicidal thoughts.
A 2017 report from the Centre for Mental Health found that mental health problems in the workplace cost employers nearly £35 billion a year, or £1,300 per employee in the UK economy. The report discovered that the biggest part of this cost was in the form of ‘presenteeism’ or reduced productivity among people who are at work but unwell, which costs businesses twice as much as sickness absence relating to poor mental health.
At Rothera Bray, we recognise that staff are our most important asset, and we want to ensure that our employees enjoy working for us and have a good work-life balance. We offer several initiatives to support our staff and improve their wellbeing including:
- Hybrid and flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance plus time off between Christmas and New Year
- Free counselling sessions
- Mentoring and support for our trainee solicitors throughout the duration of their training contracts
- Mindfulness sessions
- Staff development forum, providing the opportunity for staff to learn more about their self-development and improve their work-life balance
- Employee Assistance programme
- Employee of the Month, recognising and rewarding staff who have gone above and beyond
- Regular social events organised by our Social Committee
- Healthcare scheme
- Cycle to work, bus to work and tram to work schemes
- Bonus scheme
- Life assurance
