The big disconnect: 12 ways employers and their workers diverge on wellness efforts (and 4 ways organizations can improve)

Many organizations over the last 15 months have tried to strengthen their commitment to worker safety and health above the bottom line.

It’s a mindset that drove an increased interest in workplace wellness massive shifts in workplace practices as offices adapted to remote work during the pandemic. But there’s a persistent divergence between how employers see their efforts and how workers view them. Needless to say, workers aren’t as convinced.

Here are 12 of the most significant disconnects, along with four ways employers can support their people and improve retention. They offer employers a roadmap for how they need to either overhaul their programs themselves, or at least change the way they’re communicating, because employees remain skeptical.