Paid mental health days are a good thing, but associated with stigma. — via healthing_ca
The strain on the workforce became apparent on Zoom calls. “We now have people locked in their houses, they’re teaching their kids, they’re worried about their jobs,” says Erik Rivera, founder and CEO of Honest Paws. “You can see it in their eyes,” he says.
By making mental health days mandatory, he says the pressure is off and employees can feel secure taking days off. The payoff includes happier staffers and increased productivity. The Fraser Institute cites a 2018 survey that found almost 70 per cent of Canadians would prefer working 10-hour days four days per week rather than eight-hour days five days a week. The also study found that the average work hours of Canadians fell by about four per cent between 2000 and 2018, while the real average annual compensation of Canadian workers was roughly 13 per cent higher in 2018 than in 2000.
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