Omicron | Unvaccinated colleagues are now top workplace worry for staff

With concern growing around the prevalence of the latest Omicron coronavirus variant, new data has found that 57% of UK workers who attend or expect to return to the physical workplace are worried about encountering people at work who are not yet vaccinated.

The research, which was conducted by Infogrid, has found that this is having a huge impact on the expectations of workers, especially in light of colder weather and flu season.

Of those who attend or expect to return to the physical workplace, 58% are worried about getting sick from being at the office during flu season.

When assessing how the wellbeing of workers could better be managed, the research ascertained that the top three measures that workers want include regular and thorough cleaning at 47%, hand sanitiser dispensers at 38%, and improved air quality to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at 35%.