#workplace-mental-health

#workplace-mental-health

Laura Kliffen, who works as a support specialist at real estate software company Reapit, said she had been pressured by her employer to return to the office after working remotely for almost a decade. Kliffen said the directive to return to the CBD-located office would not work for her family as she looked after two young children, one of whom has special needs, and she was responsible for getting them to daycare and school.

According to DRPS data, the service has submitted intent to object forms for roughly 10 per cent of all WSIB claims, the majority of which are mental health related, since 2023, but rarely escalates those objections to a formal appeal. All six officers CBC News spoke with had their cases objected to, and three of them are now in the formal appeal process.

Nearly all corporate workers face mental health challenges at work. And in 2025, unprecedented, lightning-fast developments in AI, unending widespread layoffs and broader political turmoil roiled workers' emotional well-being. Many workers have been left burned out, anxious, and filled with dread. But it's not all bad-in some corners of the workforce, each seismic disruption this year brought with it discourse around the problem, as well as some leaders and workers staying committed to safeguarding mental health in the face of constant change.

How would a school shooting affect your employees? It's something that most employers never want to think about, but it's a horrifyingly real threat to any community-and the companies and organizations that do business there. Following the death of my youngest son, Dylan, in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, I can tell you first-hand about the lasting trauma that occurs when your child is injured or killed in this type of tragedy-and how that ripples through the entire community.

The landscape of employee well-being has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with 2025 marking a pivotal moment where organizations are recognizing that workforce wellness is no longer a nice-to-have benefit but a fundamental business imperative. As companies navigate the post-pandemic world, understanding and prioritizing employee well-being has become essential for maintaining competitive advantage, ensuring productivity, and creating sustainable business growth.

[My workplace] knows what to do if you first have a crisis: They have somebody to refer you to and they have a program. But ongoing, they really don't know what to do with you.

Recent history (the pandemic, the Trump administration) has affected our work a lot. It's been hard, more work (our constituents have been very affected) and everything feels tenuous. Not unique here in the US, I'm sad to say. Many of my colleagues were affected, and I had people retire, change jobs, suffer through mental health crises, and one left to join a cult (not kidding).

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union connect with a recovery coach after completing addiction treatment, receiving daily check-ins and support for a year.