Creating a Supportive Workplace with Tom Oxley

In this episode, we talk about ways to support mental wellness in the workplace. The guest this time is Tom Oxley, Workplace Director at Bamboo Mental Health. Tom is an independent consultant specializing in mental health at work. He reviews employers, gives talks, and trains people. His material comes from 100s of interviews with employees who have experienced poor mental health – and more than 35 organizations that he has reviewed, from PLCs to local SMEs. He believes any employer can support any employee on mental health – but not at any cost. Tom spoke at the World Congress on Health and Safety and you can see his TEDx talk here.Questions for Tom include:Why is supporting mental wellbeing important to you?Presenteeism costs 1.8 times more than absenteeism. How can managers be better at spotting signs of stress and/or anxiety? You spoke earlier about "grown-up conversations". You believe that "any employer can support any employee on mental health – but not at any cost". You also promote supporting employee mental health "while keeping boundaries" What do you mean by this?You spoke at the Disrupt session within the Cambridge AI Summit on June 18. Tell us about your session.You recently spoke at the 23rd World Congress on Safety & Health at Work. Tell us more.How can organizations achieve psychological safety in the workplace?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events