Marking Ireland’s Workplace Wellbeing Day – April 30th

As Ireland marks National Workplace Wellbeing Day on April 30th, the conversation around mental health in the workplace takes centre stage. At Teac Tom, we believe this day isn’t just a chance to offer smoothies or promote lunchtime walks — it’s an opportunity to reflect deeply on how we support our employees when it truly counts.

This year, our community poll offered a stark insight into the reality facing Irish workers. When asked whether they had ever left a job due to its impact on their mental health, 67% of respondents said yes. A further 24% reported seriously considering it. In total, more than nine out of ten people had either walked away from a role or contemplated doing so because of emotional or psychological strain.

These aren’t isolated experiences. They are alarm bells that demand a stronger, more structured response from workplaces across the country.

Beyond the Optics: What Support Looks Like in Practice

Workplace wellbeing is about more than awareness days or once-off gestures. It is about long-term commitment. When we asked employees how mental health was handled in their current workplace, only 29% said it was treated as a true business priority. While 43% felt generally supported, nearly a third reported either poor or non-existent provision.

Even when services are available, many employees remain hesitant to engage. Our poll revealed the biggest barriers to accessing support:

• 38% cited long waiting times for mental health services

• 25% feared judgment or stigma

• Another 25% worried about being “labelled” with a mental health record

• 13% had privacy concerns

These figures tell us that while policies might exist on paper, many employees do not feel psychologically safe enough to use them.

The Teac Tom Approach: Real, Immediate, Compassionate Support

This Workplace Wellbeing Day, we are calling on Irish businesses to move beyond awareness and into action.

Teac Tom offers affordable, confidential, and immediate Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) designed to remove the very barriers outlined above. We know that lives are not lived in waiting rooms, and support needs to be both timely and human. Our EAPs include access to professional counselling without referral delays, in a setting where employees can trust their privacy and dignity will be respected.

We work with businesses of all sizes — from small local teams to national organisations — to build support systems that are genuinely accessible and stigma-free.

Let’s Make This Workplace Wellbeing Day Count

This April 30th, as your organisation takes part in Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day, we encourage you to look beyond the surface and ask: What happens in our workplace when someone is really struggling? Are our employees waiting too long for help? Are they afraid to ask for it?

If you're unsure of the answers, now is the time to talk to us.

Teac Tom can help you build a stronger, safer, and more compassionate workplace. One where wellbeing is not just celebrated on a single day, but prioritised every day.

To find out more about our Employee Assistance Programmes or to arrange a consultation, contact us:

📧 Email: thethomashayestrust@gmail.com
📞 Phone: 056-7796592
🌐 Website: www.thethomashayestrust.com

Let’s make workplace wellbeing more than a campaign. Let’s make it a commitment.