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Employers will turn to well-being strategies to support reopening plans, survey shows

April 4, 2022

Via: HR Dive

Employee well-being took a direct hit from the pandemic. The Business Group’s May 2021 survey, conducted in tandem with outsourcing firm Alight Solutions, found that just 40% of employees said they held a positive view of their overall well-being, down from 49% prior to the pandemic. That decline was steeper for respondents of color and those who belonged to Generation Z.

Many also are still hesitant to return to physical worksites due to the risk of disease. A January survey by Pew Research Center found that while 77% said they were at least somewhat satisfied with the measures their workplaces had taken to protect them from COVID-19 exposure, only 36% said they were “very satisfied.” Black, Hispanic, lower-income and younger respondents were less likely to say they were very satisfied with protection measures.

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