Two upcoming seminars in Dublin (26 January) and Limerick (23 February) will outline the importance for employers and employees to know their legislative rights and responsibilities in relation to mental health at work.

Under Section 22(1) of the SHWW Act 2005 employers are obliged to carry out health surveillance, identify the risks under Section 19 and to advise employees of the outcome. Two relevant pieces of legislation on mental health and the workplace are the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (SHWW) Act 2005 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011.

The application of equality legislation to people with mental health difficulties is broad, with a number of mental health difficulties included within the definition of disability, under Reasonable Accommodation for Mental Health Risks. These include depression, reactive depression, stress, anxiety and depression, severe generalised anxiety disorder, alcoholism, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, schizophrenia, anorexia, stress, work-related stress.

The presentation will outline the evolution from duty of care to reasonable accommodation and the implications for business, and how to conduct a behavioural risk assessment for all risks.

Seminar Dates: Thursday 26 January: Dublin’s Ashling Hotel Parkgate St ; Thursday 23 February: Limerick’s Radisson Blu Hotel

To download seminar brochure and book online visit www.eapinstitute.com/

For further information email event host and main speaker Maurice Quinlan maurice@eapinstitute.com