7 Stats On COVID-19’s Impact On Employee Mental Health
Stress related to COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on people’s mental health, as demand for support services surges and substance abuse and suicides continue to rise. A report from SHRM indicates that employees are struggling with depression and exhaustion, while failing to take care of themselves well.
Survey: Current Workforce Values Mental Health, Professional Development
EY recently conducted a survey to explore how companies can better retain and recruit talent by anticipating the desires of both the current and upcoming workforce. Results indicate that younger workers prioritize generous health benefits packages over competitive salaries, with a significant percentage specifically favoring mental health and addiction support.
Working From Home, Employees Lament Absence Of On-site Perks
While working remotely can be extremely attractive to employees, there are still several companies that have built workforce happiness through appealing on-site perks, which are no longer available as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Employers need to think about replacing these on-site perks to avoid a perceived reduction in benefits from employees.
Demands For Caregiving Benefits Accelerated by COVID-19
Pre-coronavirus, employee demand for caregiving benefits was on the rise. Now, many of the pandemic’s impacts—such as closed schools and childcare centers, as well as heightened concerns over the health of the elderly—have increased the burdens of caregiving endured by workers.
Working From Home: The New Normal
In a post-COVID world, more people than ever before are working remotely. After weeks of employees adapting their usual job tasks to be completed online or at home, remote work stands positioned to become even more acceptable by employers and workers alike.
Coronavirus Pandemic Creates Unprecedented Levels Of Stress For Employees
As the coronavirus makes its way through communities across the world, another health problem has been spreading along with it: stress.
Ill-Equipped Home Offices Impact Employees’ Physical Health, Productivity
As these newly-remote workers adjust their living spaces into makeshift home offices, many are noticing how much physical health can be impacted by a work environment.
As Employees Remain Home, Work-Life Balance Suffers
New social distancing measures related to COVID-19 have led to the mass-adoption of remote work, and it’s having a massive effect on employees’ work-life balance, lifestyle, and health.
Wellness Programs Help Mitigate The Effects Of Pandemics
As communities across the US and the rest of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic, wellness programs are proving beneficial in a way that most companies never saw coming—by mitigating the virus’ consequences.