Employers and employees are at odds over mental health support at work

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Many employers are patting themselves on the back for a job well done amidst the pandemic — and employees are arguing that there may be no cause for celebration just yet.

Eighty-eight percent of C-suite executives and 86% of HR leaders think they’re doing a good job when it comes to mental health, according to research commissioned by Modern Health and conducted by Forrester Consulting. And while 87% of workers want their employers to care about their mental health, only 66% actually feel supported and 28% feel that their employer failed to support their mental health during the pandemic.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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