Business

Should businesses be responsible for employees mental health?

For

Healthy employees are more productive and loyal.

Against

Personal well-being should not be a company’s duty.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • My company gave us Fridays off for a month earlier this year. My mental health was noticeably better during that period.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Ironically my productivity was probably the highest it’s ever been, because I knew I was never more than a few days away from the weekend.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • If you are talking general mental health, this is the sole responsibility of the employee.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • An employer is not a therapist and cannot help an employee balance their life priorities or provide emotional support.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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