The CIPD has reported that 43% of the UK workforce have felt their mental health worsen since the outbreak begun. 

 

The ambiguity that COVID 19 has created is taking a complex emotional toll on employees and the self-employed: a toll that is not fully understood by engagement surveys or wellbeing data.

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The Mutual Friend offers a safe space where self-employed peers, businesses or teams can anonymously discuss the affects of the current situation in a productive manner.

 

Discussions take place in password-protected online chat rooms; they are completely anonymous; and, they can be accessed easily via any device.

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The result of the discussions will be in-depth, candid insight that will help you understand how your team and peers are really coping (or struggling) and how you can act to help them or yourself.

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Each discussion is managed by a trained Discussion Guide who will ask the group – made up of up to 10 participants – a series of tailored questions. For larger teams, multiple discussions can be held.

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If you are interested in how your employees or peers are truly feeling, please use the form below to find out more.