Employee wellbeing the top concern for SMEs

OpenMoney survey

John Brazier
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New research shows small-to-medium businesses (SMEs) are taking employee wellbeing to heart as workplaces re-open

WorkLife by OpenMoney's latest Small Business Monitor report has found that keeping employees safe from the risk of Covid-19 in the workplace (28%) and workers' mental wellbeing (26%), are top agenda items for SMEs. WorkLife's Small Business Monitor is based on research carried out by 3Gem among 750 senior financial and HR decision makers in UK SME companies with 5 - 250 employees during March this year. Employee benefits platform WorkLife's analysis showed that while the vast majority of SMEs (96%) currently have worries about their business, more than a quarter (28%) of firms said t...

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