The Bank of Maldives (BML) on Sunday, 10th October, commemorating the World Mental Health Day, announced their commitment to promote positive mental well-being in the workplace.
Moreover, to achieve this the bank will work through partnerships with leading institutions to provide support programs and professional services for employees across the country.
In order to promote the initiative, BML has partnered up with Thibaa Psychology, Society for Health Education (SHE) and the Institute of Mental Well-Being (IMWB) to offer regular consultations and counselling programs for the bank’s staff.
Furthermore, the bank will cover the cost of individual consultation sessions for employees and in addition to this, encourage employees to seek the services of professionals in mental health field.
As such, the programs will include regular awareness sessions on parenting, work life balance and mental well-being at the workplace.
Speaking about the initiative, BML’s Deputy Chief Executive Ms. Aishath Noordeen said “we are proud to announce our partnership with leading service providers to ensure our employees can easily access quality mental health care and effective treatments.”
“With increased recognition of the importance of mental health across the world, and the tremendous impact Covid-19 had on mental well-being, it is fitting that we, as one of the largest employers in the country, take this important step today. We look forward to seeing other organizations follow suit to recognize and promote the importance of mental wellbeing for employees everywhere,” she added.