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<p>The promotion of practices supporting positive mental health at work is increasingly important on employers’ agendas. However, within the HRM literature there is a relative dearth of research on how employers can facilitate reintegration into the workplace or first-time employment for employees with mental health issues. Publicly funded supports are emerging as a strategy that can provide targeted supports to both workers and employers. This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of this approach by undertaking triadic research with employers, healthcare professionals, and workers using the service in the Irish context. We make recommendations regarding the enhancement of opportunities currently available to those with a mental health difficulty to return to and remain in employment. The paper contributes to our understanding of the nature of supports required to successfully facilitate employing or re-integrating those with a mental health disability or history of mental health problems into the workplace.</p>
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The promotion of practices supporting positive mental health at work is increasingly important on employers’ agendas. However, within the HRM literature there is a relative dearth of research on how employers can facilitate reintegration into the workplace or first-time employment for employees with mental health issues. Publicly funded supports are emerging as a strategy that can provide targeted supports to both workers and employers. This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of this approach by undertaking triadic research with employers, healthcare professionals, and workers using the service in the Irish context. We make recommendations regarding the enhancement of opportunities currently available to those with a mental health difficulty to return to and remain in employment. The paper contributes to our understanding of the nature of supports required to successfully facilitate employing or re-integrating those with a mental health disability or history of mental health problems into the workplace.

Facilitating the employment of people with mental health difficulties in Ireland

The Irish Journal of Management

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The promotion of practices supporting positive mental health at work is increasingly important on employers’ agendas. However, within the HRM literature there...

Facilitating the employment of people with mental health difficulties in Ireland

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 13 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0003

Keywords
Mental health, inclusion, supported employment

© 2021 Margaret Tighe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Facilitating the employment of people with mental health difficulties in Ireland

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 13 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0003

KeywordsMental health, inclusion, supported employment

© 2021 Margaret Tighe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Mental health, inclusion, supported employment