82% of Surveyed Companies Have Taken Actions to Enhance Employee Wellbeing During the Pandemic
TriNet, a leading provider of comprehensive human resources, teamed with The Harris Poll for four industry-wide pulse surveys to better understand broad COVID-19 sentiment, beyond its own small and medium-size business (SMB) customers. The latest round of surveys, released in a whitepaper , sought to uncover how SMB business owners were balancing productivity with employee work-life balance during the pandemic.
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According to the survey results, the majority of SMBs (58%) were investing in the health of their workforce by adjusting healthcare benefits or offering guidance to employees. Further, 92% have made efforts to shift to a remote workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-two percent of SMBs have taken actions to enhance employee wellbeing, with the most common and effective of these actions allowing for the flexibility to balance the new work/home life conditions. And, lastly, the majority of SMBs (71%) have made HR changes, or plan to make them, as a result of the pandemic.
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Amber Broughton, managing director of The Harris Poll noted, “small and medium-sized businesses continue to step up as they adapt to the new realities of this pandemic, investing in the wellbeing of their workforce through enabling remote work, staying in close contact, and offering increased flexibility to balance daily work and life.”
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