Has the global health pandemic influenced workers’ way of working?
The latest Adecco Survey suggests workers were stressed and burned out before pandemic
Has the global health pandemic influenced workers’ way of working? Are workers able to easily disconnect from work? Are companies offering the right support to improve their workers’ well-being?
Change is never easy, and the past few years have provided numerous challenges for companies and workers to navigate. So, it’s probably no surprise to hear that according to Adecco’s ‘Disconnect to Reconnect’ survey, 68% of workers feel anxiety and stress sometimes or often. However, while 59% of companies feel that workers’ stress has increased since the pandemic, only 25% of workers agree. While the pandemic has clearly impacted the well-being of workers, companies were not aware to what degree the stress was already there before the Covid crisis.
Adecco’s recent ‘Disconnect to Reconnect’ survey spoke to over 1000 workers in over 100 countries, with three main objectives in mind. They were to explore whether ways of working have evolved since the pandemic, identify the ability of workers worldwide to disconnect from their jobs, and understand the capability of companies to promote workers’ well-being.