With beyondblue, Workcover NSW and the Illawarra Business Chamber preparing to bring the Heads Up program to Wollongong this week, Pillar Administration is an example of one organisation promoting mentally healthy workplace practices in the Illawarra.
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More than 130 business leaders area attended a free breakfast seminar at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach on Tuesday to help improve the mental health of their workplaces, with Pillar Administration seen as a great case study of what can be done.
Chief executive Peter Brook said Pillar had a holistic wellbeing program to help employees achieve wellness in all aspects of their lives.
"Mental health is an integral facet of wellbeing, and we have a number of initiatives designed to build mental health support and awareness across our business," Mr Brook said.
"We know that mental health should not be a stigma. Thousands of Australians experience mental health issues and that's why we're strong supporters of R U OK Day, right up to the executive level."
Executive general manager of corporate services Fatima Abbas said in 2015 Pillar, with 700 staff, was delivering a specialist mental health first aid course for managers.
"This training will help managers and team leaders understand mental health issues, their causes and how they can provide a first level of support for people in their teams," she said.
"On a day-to-day basis, employees also have access to our employee assistance program - an external, confidential counselling service."
