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THE WORKFORCE RETURN: HOW TO KEEP MENTAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY IN YOUR AGENCY

After recovering from large-scale traumatic events, like the pandemic, people go through post-traumatic stress disorder. As per research, people experienced this traumatic disorder after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 

And now after the coronavirus outbreak, people are facing the same condition.  Post-traumatic disorder aligns with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety have significantly impacted people during the outbreak even today. 

The US has surpassed more than 500,000 lives lost to the deadly COVID-19 virus. And along with the health issues, people had to go through an economic crisis and extended restrictions that completely changed their lifestyle. 

The coronavirus-induced dramatic changes included work from home. One of the biggest work experiments took place after the virus outbreak which resulted in hundreds of people working from home under unusual circumstances. 

Unusual because not only were the employees struggling in proving their effective remote performance but students were studying online, and the rest of the family members in the average American household were surviving the pandemic by being self-quarantined in their homes as well. 

All of these changes made work from home stressful for the employees that were battling mental health issues due to the abrupt change. 

The Vaccine and Normality

Before the vaccine talks, people had little to keep the new lifestyle “normal”. Those with high-speed internet services like Hughenest Unlimted and stable cable TV service were in a better place than those without the pandemic essentials. 

However, as the vaccine talk is growing there is an evident hope in the eyes of the people. 

But unfortunately, researchers believe even after the vaccine brings normal life back into the picture, people will carry a lot of physical and emotional scars that might haunt them into normal life again. 

People will struggle with sitting in a conference room without a mask, from taking public transport to head over to their workplace and they might even not feel comfortable stepping out of the house at all. So, after a year of social isolation and suffering a disrupted work-life balance, people will again find it difficult to adjust to the old work lifestyle. 

Keeping this in mind, companies need to develop some understanding of how to tackle this situation to make this environmentally friendly for the returning workforce. 

Here are some of the options that companies can try: 

Adopting a People-Centric Approach

A lot of agencies aim to be client-centric but with these dramatic changes and increasing mental health issues it is time for them to become employee-centric. 

In today's world, businesses are trying to earn the attention of the clientele they might have lost due to pandemic restrictions. However, little are they concerned about the employees’ diminished dedication and lost motivation. 

To make sure your business gets back into shape you need to make sure your employees are happy. The easiest way to restore employees' satisfaction is by talking to them. Your employee satisfaction score correlates with your client satisfaction, which eventually brings success to your business. 

Customized Plans

With the President's announcement of all Americans having access to the vaccine by May, the anxiety of employees has jumped up. 

Employees might have started thinking that they have to return to their offices as soon they are vaccinated.  What will they do about parenting issues, child care, and dog walking? 

These are some of the real questions and issues that you should address beforehand. Along with these, companies need to build a customized plan for employees with genuine issues like the ones stated above. 

On-demand Health Services

Back in the day, mental health professionals used to cost a lot. However today people can visit their mental health professional over a Zoom call. Digital services like these have destigmatized mental health treatment. 

Moreover, mental health should be on the top of the list of priorities for companies who want their employees to work effectively considering they resume to workplaces after a major isolation period and even if they continued working from home. 

Give Them Time

A lot has changed in the past one year. People are trying to figure out things on their own. Therefore, instead of pressurizing your employees to quickly adapt to the continually changing policies, give them some time. 

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