The great divide between employees: Clustering employee “well-being” during a pandemic
Jacques Bughin, Michele Cincera, Dorota Reykowska, Marcin Żyszkiewicz, Rafal Ohme
TL;DR
This study explores how the pandemic affected employee well-being across Europe, identifying different stress groups to inform better HR strategies.
Contribution
The paper introduces a segmented approach to understanding employee well-being during the pandemic based on clustered stressors.
Findings
Employees showed varied well-being concerns across health, economic, social, and psychological domains.
Five distinct stressor groups were identified, influenced by factors like trust and education.
A segmented HR strategy is recommended to address diverse well-being needs.
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic is a textbook case of significant situational stress induced by various disruptions beyond mere health concerns, such as social isolation and financial constraints. For the workforce, it is essential to anticipate how these disruptions may undermine employees’ resilience, to avoid a negative spiral where poor well-being lowers productivity, reduces economic prospects, and continues to increase worker stress. We measure multiple forms of stress and worries as drivers of well-being—health, economic, social, and psychological—encountered by the workforce during the acute period of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study analyzed data from 2,780 employees across five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. Overall Concern Score: The overall concern score was 56.8% across four domains: health, economic, social, and psychological. Stressors can be…
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Taxonomy
TopicsEmployment and Welfare Studies · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts