A new specialist consultancy, Human-ifesto, has been created to support organisations in understanding and meeting their legal responsibilities on neurodiversity following the Mental Health Act of 2025.
The legislation gives mental health equal standing with physical health in employment practice, requiring employers to take preventative action and make reasonable adjustments for staff wellbeing.
Founded by Matt Jones, who has ADHD and first-hand experience of workplace mental health challenges, the consultancy addresses what he identified as a lack of structured guidance for businesses.
Alongside the advisory service, Jones has launched a podcast under the same name to encourage informed discussion and raise awareness of neurodiversity in professional environments.
Human-ifesto delivers a structured, organisation-wide framework through workshops for managers and HR teams, focusing on legal duties, governance and consistent decision-making. A certification process is planned to verify compliance after an audit.
“We start with the basic manager frameworks, as this stabilises decision-making and helps prevent issues day-to-day. But then you have to make sure you meet the governance and compliance perspective at the HR level and are doing everything you need to do legally. I will go into businesses and imbed a repeatable, defensible, end-to-end system that connects HR and managers with a shared language that reduces decision variance and facilitates consistency.” said Matt Jones, founder of Human-ifesto.
“Mental health challenges come in many forms, from temporary stress to conditions such as ADHD, autism, bipolar, and dyslexia. Once we imbed the system, companies will be fully compliant, and that is where we want to be – we want people to recognise their mental health obligations. Most organisations aren’t exposed because they don’t care, they’re exposed because decisions vary under pressure.”
The consultancy aims to help businesses respond effectively to the changing legal environment while promoting inclusive workplace practices.
