“The council report makes reference to 1.5 per cent of staff being absent due to work-related stress. “As a council, and as elected members, we are very aware of mental health and resilience, and how we look after our staff because it is a very challenging time.”Sue White, the council’s lead health and safety adviser, responded: “All throughout Covid, the health and wellbeing group have been doing supportive health and wellbeing campaigns, and there has been e-learning available.“There’s also a new programme being delivered over the autumn for 300 managers to get trained, and we’re working on this through the occupational health provider.”While concerns have been raised about the number of council staff being absent due to stress, this.
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