More employers (54%) are concerned about the mental health of their employees than staff members (42%) are themselves, Towergate Health & Protection found.
Research from the intermediary surveyed 500 HR decision makers and found that financial health is the most common area (48%) in which employees expect more support from their employer, whereas this comes as a secondary concern for employers. Meanwhile, mental health comes as second (42%) for employee expectations for more support, followed by social wellbeing (36%), while physical health is just as much of a concern for both employers and staff members at 34%. However, employers are less concerned on the social health (29%) of their staff, compared to 36% of employees. Debra Clark,...
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