Fierce Healthcare September 16, 2021
Employer health supports have a meaningful impact on workers’ resilience and well-being, according to a new survey from Mercer.
The survey found that the pandemic did significant damage to the mental, physical and financial health of workers. For example, more than half said they experienced some kind of stress in the past year, and one-fifth said they were less financially well off than before the pandemic began.
However, 53% said their employer offered effective support through COVID-19, and these workers were less likely to feel the pandemic’s impacts as mostly or wholly negative, according to the survey.
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