Staff health and wellbeing present biggest challenge for employers

For next 18 months

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

New survey shows disconnect on benefits as employees struggle to see relevance to their wellbeing

New research has found that half of UK employers recognise the health and wellbeing of their staff will be their biggest challenge over the next 18 months. A survey of over 2,000 UK employees and HR decision makers, commissioned by digital health solutions provider Reframe and carried out by YouGov, found 49% of businesses cited health and wellbeing as the biggest challenge going forward, with 64% agreeing the pandemic has increased the demand for holistic health benefits. However, the survey also found that one in five employees (18%) would conceal a health concern such as stress, fa...

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