The Modern Workplace Toolkit | Mental Health in the Workplace – Session 5 of 7

The Modern Workplace Toolkit is a business breakfast series designed to provide employers with practical strategies to address today’s workplace challenges.

Mental Health in the Workplace will focus on building awareness and practical tools to support staff wellbeing, Learn how you can create a psychologically safe and supportive workplace culture that enables your people to thrive.

🎤 Guest Speakers Include:

Layla Scott - Health Equity Program Manager, Metro North Health

• Pathways with programs such as Deadly Start and trainees

• Overview of Metro North Health's Health Equity Strategy with a focus on workforce initiatives

• Wellbeing supports for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff

Philip Hurd - Manager Workforce Development, Worklinks

• Practical strategies for recognising and supporting staff mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

• Case studies on workforce initiatives and early intervention approaches

Why this is worth your morning

• Turn good intent into good systems.

  Move from “we care” to repeatable practices that actually prevent issues and support people early.

• Reduce risk without red tape.
  Get a simple, workable approach to psychosocial risk, spot hazards, set controls, and know when to escalate.

• Manager‑ready conversations.
  Leave with thoughts on how to start a conversation and check‑in prompts for tough moments (performance dips, burnout signs, conflict, RTW).

• Retain talent, protect productivity.
  Practical tactics that reduce absenteeism and turnover, and lift engagement, without blowing the budget.

• Clear pathways, not guesswork.
  Map your support ecosystem (internal leads, EAP, external services) so people get the right help, fast.

• Build a safer culture.
  Learn small, everyday behaviours that normalise mental‑health talk and remove stigma.

• Quick wins you can deploy next week.
  Roll out team norms, a 10‑minute wellbeing checkpoint, and a meeting cadence that prevents overload.

• Local insight & peer ideas.
  It’s a short breakfast session with leaders facing the same challenges, hear about what works.

🔜 What’s next?

The Modern Workplace Toolkit series continues throughout the year — diving into the topics that matter most to employers. From navigating AI in the workplace and boosting efficiency without compromising safety, to tackling mental health, intergenerational communication, and building cultures where people thrive.

Stay tuned — each session will bring new insights, new tools, and real solutions for real workplace challenges.