Pandemic | Third of employees are scared about returning to work

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a wealth of anxiety for employees in terms of job security, money, health and wellbeing, as well as the mental toll of being separated from family and friends.

With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing that pubs and hairdressers among other businesses can reopen from July 4, more staff will be returning to work next week if they can’t do their role remotely.

This news comes as research from Cartridge Save found that a third of UK employees are scared of returning to work, claiming they don’t feel it is safe to go back.

While ten per cent of survey respondents thought it was too soon to return, they felt that they had to go back for financial reasons.