Report: Employee well-being sees modest improvement

For the first time in nearly two years, the most recent meQuilibrium Self-Check indicates a reversal in the downward trend of employee well-being, with modest improvements across several employee well-being indicators. Conducted twice a year, the most recent survey took place in December 2021 and received 6,369 responses from its members, who are employed adults who work for U.S.-based or multinational organizations.

Compared to December 2020 results, the survey reports lowered rates of burnout, job stress and intent to quit. However, employee respondents indicate a lowered rate of feeling “strongly supported” by their employer (63% in 2021 vs. 71% in July of 2021 and 78% in December of 2020).

This lowered rate of perceived employer support is especially concerning because the meQuilibrium survey reports that employees who feel “strongly supported” have broadly better well-being outcomes than those who do not. Well-supported employees are:

• More positive.
• Achieving better work-life balance.
• Reporting less burnout.
• Indicating lower job stress.
• More motivated.
• Less likely to quit.