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As of Thursday, 5 November, the UK has re-entered a national lockdown, the grave financial and operational ramifications of which on the business world are yet to be truly realised. However, a new nationwide poll commissioned by Feel Good Contacts has reported that the lockdown is already having a drastic impact on employee wellbeing.
The report found that, with widespread redundancies still taking place and furlough looming for many, 42% of UK working adults are currently working in fear, scared of making a mistake that may place them in a bad light to their leaders at work.
It also highlighted issues linked to work related communications and found that, despite almost six months of Zoom meetings, one in six UK employees are still uncomfortable with being on a video call, seeing and hearing themselves on screen and being in a virtual room full of people staring at their face. Just over a fifth don’t want to talk on the phone and would rather send an email.
In a climate of uncertainty, where workers are feeling on edge as we enter a second lockdown, almost a quarter were also anxious about working with difficult colleagues – but unwilling to discuss this issue with bosses whilst almost a quarter were also nervous about dealing with antagonistic customers or clients.
