MetLife’s 22nd Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study (EBTS) finds employees are now more likely to experience negative feelings at work, including stress (12% more likely) and burnout (17% more likely) than they were pre-pandemic (2019). Employees are also 51% more likely to feel depressed at work than they were pre-pandemic as they face a complex macro environment and permacrisis state.
The majority of employees have come to expect a more consistent delivery of care from their employers – not just at work (92%), but also in their personal lives (79%). Consequently, when employers provide support during key moments, employees are significantly more likely to feel cared for (76% vs. 45%).
In particular, among employees who went through a significant unplanned financial stress/expense, 86% said it had a high impact on them, but only 48% of them felt that their employer demonstrated care during the experience. 81% of employees who experienced an ongoing mental health condition said that it had a major impact on them, yet just half (50%) agreed that their employer demonstrated care toward them.
The vast majority of employees who became the primary income earner for their household said the experience had a high impact on them (83%). However, only 58% believed their employer demonstrated care during this experience.
Courtesy of SBAM-approved partner, ASE. Source: Metlife 22nd Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study
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