Mental Health Rights and Responsibilities at Work

Mental health at work is a workplace health and safety issue.

This course is designed to help you understand your mental health rights at work, what employers are legally responsible for, and how to advocate for yourself safely and professionally.

If you are experiencing stress, burnout, or uncertainty at work, or you want to better understand your responsibilities as a manager, this course will give you the clarity and language to navigate it.

You’ll learn how workplace mental health links to:

• health and safety law (UK, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland)

• employer duty of care and legal responsibilities

• psychological risk and workplace culture

• your right to raise concerns safely

This is not therapy or legal advice.
It is clear, practical education grounded in workplace reality.

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for:

• Employees experiencing workplace stress, burnout, or anxiety

• Managers and leaders responsible for employee wellbeing and safety

• HR, wellbeing leads, and union representatives

• Anyone wanting to understand mental health rights at work in the UK, NI, or ROI

What you’ll learn

• Why mental health is a health and safety issue at work

• Your legal rights and protections as an employee

• Employer responsibilities under health and safety legislation

• How to identify psychological risk and early warning signs

• How to raise concerns professionally and safely

• What should happen during a return to work after stress or absence

What’s included

• 5 pre-recorded training modules

• Practical, real-world examples

• Clear frameworks you can apply immediately

• Optional 15-minute Zoom support call (via email booking)

Important

This training provides general education and is not a substitute for legal advice or clinical support.

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