Half of employees do not have good physical or mental wellbeing

Unum research shows

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Half of employees said they did not have good physical wellbeing (50%) or good mental wellbeing (48%), according to research by Unum UK.

The employee benefits provider surveyed 4,035 UK employees aged between 16-69 and found that employees were also struggling financially as two-thirds (66%) said they did not have good financial wellbeing. Almost three in five employees (58%) said they would take less time off work and/or be more productive if their employer enhanced the health and wellbeing services available to them. Unum noted there is a huge opportunity for employers to improve workplace productivity by proactively supporting the wellbeing needs of their workforces. According to the research, almost two working ...

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