Two in five women would quit over wellbeing negligence: Vitality

New report finds

Hemma Visavadia
clock • 2 min read

More women have experienced a decline in wellbeing over the past year due to new hybrid working models than men, according to Vitality.

Research by the provider taken among 2,005 UK office workers found that over one third of surveyed women (35%) saw stress levels increase during the past year compared with men (24%). The report also found that more than two fifths (46%) of female respondents said they would be willing to quit their job if their health and wellbeing needs weren't met by an employer. In addition, more surveyed women reported a decline in mental health (28%) than men (18%) and physical fitness (31%) than men (17%).   Vitality also revealed that more surveyed women (71%) are now calling for greater fl...

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