Employee Benefit Advisor April 1, 2020
Mental health support is becoming a top concern for employers as more workers struggle with increased anxiety, loneliness and depression related to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some 56% of employees said they had experienced increased anxiety due to working from home and social distancing. Fifty-three percent said they had experienced increased loneliness and 53% reported their productivity levels had been negatively affected, according to a new study by Blind, an anonymous professional network.
“We’re facing a time of uncertainty — not just with coronavirus but with the things that attach themselves to that,” said Jerrod Helms, vice president and head of sales at Ginger, a mental health benefits platform, during an online webinar.
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