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The United Project's second Leaders Lunch for 2024 was held on 14 November at Norton Rose Fulbright. The event brought together senior executives for a crucial discussion on workplace mental health, organisational change and leadership accountability.

The United Project offers a unique workplace wellbeing program with many advantages. We partner with leading workplace wellbeing researcher SuperFriend and Spark to deliver tangible business outcomes

We work in conjunction with our strategic partners SuperFriend and Spark Strategy to evaluate your current operations.

Psychologically unsafe working conditions can cause stress, burnout and exacerbate a myriad of existing mental health conditions, leading to absenteeism, reduced productivity, staff turnover and, in some cases, increases in workplace mental health injury claims.

Historical approaches to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace have been superficial (at best) and do not work.

On 21 May 2024 The United Project brought together an impressive group of company directors and executive leaders to our inaugural Leaders Lunch, hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright in Melbourne.

One of the most commonly asked questions we get at the United Project is regarding what it means to be a Canary in the workplace. Here’s a brief o...

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Employee emotional distress could be pre-existing but exacerbated by toxic work practices, cultures, and environments. Or the overwhelm could actually be directly caused by work instead. Either way, investing in mentally healthy team workspaces is essential for the long-term success of your organisation and employees. Here we look at eight reasons why.

Workplace mental health is a pressing and growing issue, requiring immediate attention and action. Traditional work team environments, structures and cultures are increasingly recognised as factors exacerbating mental ill-health. Employees at all levels are concerned about the consequences of discussing their mental health at work. As 84% of suicides occur in the working-age demographic, it is vital that we combat these trends directly within our workplaces.

If you are a leader in your industry or a team, what can you do to minimise the mental health risks for team members? Here are five useful tips.