Out-of-touch senior management and high workloads have been identified as key causes of mental ill health in financial services, the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI) has found.
According to the professional body, fewer than half (46%) of those working in financial services would feel confident about speaking to their manager about mental ill health. More than 3,500 people took part in the CISI's survey, with a quarter (23%) saying they were "unsure" about talking to their manager about mental health struggles, and one-third (31%) saying they were not confident about doing so. A number of participants also left written feedback that indicated a lack of trust in human resources managers and that long working hours might also have contributed to poor mental hea...
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