Stress is top employer concern for workers across generations

Employees more concerned about serious ill-health

Jaskeet Briah
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Work-related stress and anxiety, including pressures of overwork and uncertainty of the future, have been cited as employers’ primary concern for their staff, according to research by Group Risk Development (GRiD).

The industry body surveyed 500 HR decision-makers and 1,250 employed adults, finding that there were greater work-related stress and anxiety concerns for Gen Z employees (38%), followed by Gen X (36%) and Baby-boomers (34%). While 38% of employers had the same concern for Millennial – or Gen Y – employees, they believed that stress and anxiety related to home life was the biggest health and wellbeing issue (43%) for this generation. This included caring responsibilities and managing difficult relationships, with Millennials also being more affected by stress and anxiety relating to fi...

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