Benefits of a basic income for employees experiencing a mental health condition

ABSTRACT

[...]a basic income may have implications for alternative work arrangements and return-to-work practices such as extended unpaid leave and gradual return to work. [...]a basic income may help attenuate the risk associated with disclosing a mental health condition. [...]in many medical systems around the world, a general practitioner referral is frequently a requirement to see a mental health specialist. [...]the provision of a basic income may support employees in using available planned absence and gradual return-to-work policies by attenuating stress that is related to wage loss as well as avoiding compounding a reduction in working hours with financial barriers to seeking and maintaining treatment.