Mental wellness tops home workers' desires

Canada Life research

John Brazier
clock • 1 min read

Mental wellness days and daily check-ins at the top of wish lists for employees continuing remote working

A survey conducted by on behalf of Canada Life has highlighted the most desired elements of employees that plan to continue working remotely. Those that will continue working from home indicated that mental wellness days (54%), diarised screen breaks (48%) and daily mental health check-ins (44%) were the most desired measures for employers to adopt. This was followed by better access to mental health services (42%) and flexible working hours (40%). The research also found that the majority (70%) of staff that plan to return to the office are happy to adapt their working practices, ...

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