Roundtable: How manager failures are causing peak mental-health absences

In this interactive roundtable, Paul McGregor will bring together mid-to-senior HR and wellbeing professionals to explore how manager failures are driving peak mental health absences, and how targeted mental health training for managers can stop these issues before they escalate.

Managers are the cornerstone of employee wellbeing, but when they aren’t equipped with the right training and support, it can lead to high levels of stress, burnout, and increased mental health absences. If your goal is to reduce mental health-related absenteeism and improve the wellbeing of your employees, this discussion will provide practical insights and actionable strategies to empower your managers to lead with mental health in mind.

We’ll dive into:

• Why managers are central to reducing mental health absences and how training can help them support their teams effectively

• The root causes of manager-related mental health absences and how to address them

• Practical steps to integrate mental health training into your leadership development programs

• Shared insights from your peers in the session, with the chance to discuss your biggest challenges

The roundtable will begin with brief introductions before Paul facilitates an open, interactive conversation with all attendees.

This is your opportunity to hear what’s working for other businesses and leave with actionable strategies to empower your managers and reduce mental health-related absenteeism in your workplace.