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On October 7, 2021, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released its summary report, 2021 Workplace Wellness Survey. The survey examines employees’ attitudes toward employment-based benefits in the workplace. It also covers an extensive range of issues such as employment-based health insurance, financial well-being and retirement benefits.

The key survey findings include:

• 76% of employees favorably view their employers’ efforts to improve their overall well-being;
• Over 30% of employees continued to feel their employer’s efforts to improve emotional, physical and financial wellness over the past year and value benefits more than income adjustments;
• 62% are extremely or very satisfied with their retirement plan offerings;
• 83% of employees consider health coverage as extremely or very important when making job decisions;
• About 50% feel mental health wellness programs are increasingly important due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
• 49% of employees are at least moderately concerned about their household’s financial well-being in addition to their personal emotional and physical well-being.

The summary report is available here.