Covid vaccine boosts employee optimism about returning to work

The latest Aviva Employee Back to Work Index, surveying over 2,000 employed UK adults, has found that over 70% of employees are optimistic about returning to work. The survey shows that 71% of workers indicated that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine had made them optimistic about returning to work, compared with 50% after November's lockdown. Around two-thirds (64%) of employees said that the vaccine will make them feel safer at work, although the risk of catching Covid-19 was the highest ranked risk of coming out of lockdown among employees surveyed (31%), followed by a negative im...