Why workplace well-being is a priority we can’t afford to ignore Oct 9th

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Raise your hand if you are tired of the coronavirus, and all the ways it has affected how we work, live and play. Masks. Soap. Physical distancing. The pandemic has pushed its way into our everyday lives, our businesses, and our economy. And it is exhausting.
It’s also why we need to talk more about it, because the toll COVID-19 is taking isn’t just physical or financial; it’s adding to the mental health crisis in Canada.
The reality is that even before coronavirus, we were collectively experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression due to the stressors of modern life. At work, employers were seeing and feeling the impact long before March 2020, when the country began to adopt stricter social guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. In any given week, 500,000 Canadians cited mental health symptoms or illnesses as the reason they were unable to work…