Benefits for all. Benefits for a fast-changing world. Benefits for healthier societies.
Employees’ lives have become more complex that many struggle to keep up. The physical, social and emotional, and financial challenges of the past few years have been exacerbated by a period of polycrisis that has encompassed war, environmental disasters, and a level of inflation that has affected access to basic necessities.
In fact, 44% of employees in Asia feel stressed in everyday life, and ranked economic downturns as a top concern after pandemic crisis, with many of the benefits that employees value most related to finances, according to our findings in the latest Health on Demand 2023 report.
Employers are having to reassess how to meet the needs of their employees in Asia to grow their talent and business; re-evaluating the relevance and value of the benefits they provide, the technology to use, and how to address key risks. To better understand the shifting priorities of different groups within the workforce, we sought opinions from over 17,000 individual employees — including more than 5,200 in Asia — across different countries, sectors and levels. Our analysis offers a unique insight into the value employees place on employer-provided benefits and demonstrates the power of a care-first approach.