Over six in ten (63%) employers have increased their support to staff across one or more areas of mental, financial, physical and social wellbeing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research amongst HR decision makers undertaken on behalf of GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector.

• Half (50%) of these businesses increased the communications around support available to staff
• 44% increased the time they made available to help staff directly
• 38% extended support to reflect changes requested by employees
• 34% increased engagement and utilisation of support that was already available
• 32% increased time to investigate resources to help staff
• 32% extended support to include employees’ families
• 25% invested in new employee benefits to provide extra support
• 24% increased investment to fund support directly

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