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The pandemic's impact on health and wellbeing has led many employers to falsely believe that workers are now more comfortable discussing their mental health at work, research has found.
"[The pandemic] has helped us to be more open minded about having these conversations, but our research shows many employees still don't feel comfortable having these conversations, and even if they did, many managers also don't yet have the skills to begin these difficult conversations," says Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese.
Instead, improving inclusivity at work is what actually leads to more mental health conversations, DCA's State of Mental Health report shows...
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