Mental health problems are forcing thousands in UK out of work

The Thriving at Work report, published on Thursday, puts the annual cost to the UK economy of poor mental health at up to £99bn, of which about £42bn is borne by employers.

This is crazy, but this is the world we live in. We care more about someone's physical scar, than their mental ones. 

As a result of mental health, it has been reported today that 300,000 lose their jobs due to mental health. 

So what are we doing about it? Why is Mental Health still a taboo subject at work? Why do we still feel bad if we are to call in sick due to stress, depression or anxiety as opposed to a migraine or food poisoning? 

Are we simply more sympathetic to one type of illness than the other? 
Will there ever be a change in the way the corporate world thinks? Gender pay gaps. Maternity leave, pregnancy, work-related stress and all of that! 

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