
ALT Dark purple background with transparent diagonal capital B pattern across it. White text in capital letters reads 'eating disorders in the workplace'. Below, in small text reads 'World mental health day'.

ALT Dark purple background with white text. Smaller text at the top reads 'The theme for this World Mental Health Day is about prioritising mental health in the workplace. We want to give you the facts about how you can feel supported in your workplace if you have an eating disorder, and how you can help those around you who may have one. Because remember' and below in a larger capitalised font reads 'anyone can be affected by an eating disorder'.

ALT Dark purple background with white text. Title reads 'The law'. Text below reads 'Eating Disorders are classified as a mental disability, which is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. This means that you should not be discriminated against at your place of work because you have been affected by an eating disorder. As of April this year, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working, not just parents and carers. This means that reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate medical appointments and support that you may need.' Next to the text near the bottom of the page is an illustration of a hand holding a megaphone pointing to the text.

ALT Dark purple background with white text. Title reads 'Our research'. Text reads 'In 2016, we found in our survey of 653 people that 4 in 5 said they didn’t know whether their employers or colleagues were ‘informed’ about eating disorders.' In between the text is an infographic made up of silhouetted people. Four of the five are orange and one is purple, to represent the stats. Another infographic made up of silhouetted people shows three orange people and seven purple. Below, text reads 'More than 30% felt they were discriminated against because of their eating disorder at work.'






























