'No intention' | Less than half of UK firms have wellbeing strategies

New research has revealed that less than half (44%) of UK firms have a comprehensive wellbeing strategy in place – which is likely to be a cause of concern for HR professionals.

Despite employee health and wellbeing topping the HR agenda amid the coronavirus crisis, data published in Aon’s UK Benefits & Trends Survey unearthed that 70% of employers do not have a designated budget for health and wellbeing.

In addition, a 332-strong study of HR, employee benefits and rewards specialists found that 22% said that they did not intend to have a wellbeing strategy in the next year to 18 months.

Mark Witte, Head of Health and Risk Consulting, Health Solutions UK at Aon, said: “The fact that less than half of the employers we surveyed have a comprehensive wellbeing strategy in place is perhaps one of the key observations from this year’s survey.