86% OF WORKERS BELIEVE FIRMS ARE NOT SUPPORTING THEIR WELLBEING

Eight out of ten people believe firms are not doing enough to support the physical and mental wellbeing of their employees, according to a new survey. The survey by Westfield Health shows 86% of people believe companies are not doing enough to help staff deal with work-related stress, anxiety and other mental health issues.

It also reveals that seven out of 10 people believe the NHS does not have the funding to provide wellbeing services, such as health check-ups and cognitive behavioural therapy.

In addition, six out of 10 people would like to see the Government do more to promote the physical and mental health of workers.

And almost three quarters of people said they would like to see more of their National Insurance contributions go towards employee wellbeing programmes.