Log in or become a subscriber

Employees who are not "okay" tend to do one of three things, but leaders and colleagues are becoming much better at noticing and acting on warning signs, a mental health expert says.

Struggling employees often "mask and hide" their situation; "deny and avoid" it; or "throw themselves into work", Centre for Corporate Health director of psychological services Rachel Clements tells HR Daily.

But the key to knowing when it's time for a mental health check-in lies in knowing people well, to be alert to changes in their behaviour, and this awareness has "three levels", Clements says...