Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially for remote workers. Mental illness impacts happiness, productivity and team cohesion. It can lead to...

• Turnover
• Poor employee performance
• Employee substance abuse
• Work-related accidents
• Workplace violence or harassment

We aim to support our team members and create a healthy and happy workplace, wherever they are. We want everyone to feel appreciated and be treated fairly.

People Ops (HR) is responsible for communicating this policy and overseeing its implementation. We want to make sure that this policy is inclusive in nature and will plan to revise this as our team needs grow.

Policy Elements

What are mental health issues?

Mental health issues in the workplace are any conditions that affect employees’ state of mind. These conditions may include mild depression, stress and severe anxiety which may result in burnout and nervous breakdowns. Substance abuse may also perpetuate mental health issues.

Mental health problems manifest in different ways. Some employees may suffer with no physical side effects, while others may experience physical symptoms (e.g. increased blood pressure, lethargy, changes in eating habits.)

Factors that cause mental health issues

Team Members may experience mental health issues for various reasons that an employer cannot control (e.g. hereditary, family conflicts, general health.) But, there are also work-related reasons for mental health problems, including:

• Job insecurity.
• Lack of appreciation.
• Isolation due to remote work.
• Pressure of delivering on time and at a high level all the time.
• Unpleasant relationships with colleagues or managers.

Our goal is to recognize and address cases of workplace pressures that contribute to mental health issues especially as we continue to work in remote settings.