Table 2 Employees with mental illness
From: Social firms as a means of vocational recovery for people with mental illness: a UK survey
| Â | Social firms | Social enterprise/Supported business | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Employees | Businesses | Employees | Businesses | ||
Period of time employee in post (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
< 6Â months | 14 | (11.9%) | 27 | 20 | (4.9%) | 18 |
6 months – 1 year | 22 | (18.8%) | 27 | 29 | (7.2%) | 18 |
1 – 2 years | 20 | (17.0%) | 27 | 15 | (3.7%) | 18 |
> 2Â years | 61 | (52.1%) | 26 | 340 | (84.1%) | 18 |
Rates of pay (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Minimum wage | 25 | (21.9%) | 28 | 45 | (13.2%) | 18 |
Minimum wage + up to £3.00 | 36 | (31.6%) | 27 | 231 | (74.3%) | 18 |
Minimum wage + up to £5.00 | 35 | (30.7%) | 27 | 26 | (9.3%) | 18 |
Other amount | 16 | (14.0%) | 27 | 5 | (1.6%) | 18 |
Proportion of employees with MHP | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Schizophrenia | 15 | (14.1%) | 22 | 33 | (24.2%) | 13 |
Bipolar Disorder | 11 | (10.4%) | 22 | 14 | (10.3%) | 13 |
Anxiety / Depression | 46 | (43.4%) | 22 | 56 | (41.2%) | 13 |
Other/not known | 72 | (32.0%) | 22 | 33 | (24.2%) | 13 |
Employee takes regular time off for mental health appointments | 36 | (33.9%) | 23 | 34 | (22.6%) | 13 |
Employee takes regular mental health medication | 53 | (50.0%) | 17 | 94 | (55.2%) | 14 |
Mean MH employees days per year sick | 8.4 | 23 | 14.5 | 10 | ||
Mean other employees days per year sick | 5.3 | 21 | 32.5 | 14 | ||