Mental health ranks as top HR challenge: Barnet Waddingham

Conducted in March, the survey of over 300 companies of different sizes across the UK, found that mental health challenges outranked concerns regarding recruitment (36%), Covid-related absence (31%), bridging the skills gap (29%) and setting up and operating a hybrid working model (26%). To tackle this, 79% of companies said they have reviewed their benefits offering since the start of the pandemic, with almost half (49%) having implemented changes as a result. As businesses continue to adapt to new working norms, employers are reportedly choosing to retain practices that reduced stre...