More than 700 000 people die by suicide each year, and many more engage in suicide attempts and experience a mental disorder. Suicides particularly affect the working age population. It is the fourth leading cause for death in young people aged 15–29; more than half of global suicides (58%) in 2019 occurred before the age of 50 years (1). This topic is gaining attention in workplace settings throughout the world. The World Health Organization estimated that in a company of 1000 employees, 200–300 workers will suffer from a serious mental health problem in any given year, one worker will die by suicide every ten years, and for every employee who dies by suicide, another 10–20 will make a suicide attempt. Recent epidemiological research indicates an increasing trend in workplace related suicides (2).