13/04/2026
💼🧠 Poor mental health is not just a people issue — it’s a business issue too.
In Great Britain, 964,000 workers were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2024/25, and 22.1 million working days were lost to those issues alone. Deloitte also estimates that poor mental health costs UK employers £51 billion a year, with presenteeism — people working while unwell and performing below their best — the biggest contributor.
For employers, that can look like:
low morale, rising absence, poor retention, burnout, reduced productivity, and managers trying to hold teams together without the right tools. The question is no longer whether businesses should support mental health — it’s whether they can afford not to.
At Melp Co, we help businesses take a more proactive approach with mental health and wellbeing support that is practical, preventative and accessible — from education and onboarding through to tools employees can actually use in real life. Because when your people are better supported, your business is stronger too. 💚