Two in three furloughed workers received wellbeing support: Canada Life

However, others received little non-financial support from employers during pandemic

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Two thirds of furloughed UK workers received extra support that went beyond financial assistance, according to research from Canada Life.

Data collected via the firm's WeCare service found 64% of UK adults were able to gain extra wellbeing support from their employers during the pandemic. As many as 58% reported they had received regular communication with their employers, with 34% said they had virtual check-ins with them. However, the survey also found over one third (36%) of respondents  hadn't received any non-financial support from their employer, 27% stated their employer never intended to provide such support, and 9% who said their employer intended to but never delivered on their promise. The same survey foun...

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