Why ignoring mental health can undermine the Jobs and Skills Summit results

The Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit will be an excellent opportunity to discuss policies regarding several critical workforce issues, from wages and productivity to skill shortages and immigration. But it’s worrying that the federal government seems to be ignoring an essential theme: workers’ mental health. There is a direct correlation between mental health and several issues the meeting is trying to solve. Failing to properly take account of this mental health can undermine the efficacy of the summit.