Global Employer Insight Survey: EMEA
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Many employers in EMEA struggle to select the right H&W programmes for their workforce. This year, more companies have opted to develop only long-term H&W plans, and misaligned programme choices may take longer to reverse.
In 2020, 30% of companies had long-term plans only, 33% in 2021 and 43% in 2022. In 2020, 41% of companies had an annual plan only, 39% in 2021 and 33% in 2022. In 2020, 18% of companies had both a long-term and annual plan, which increased to 20% in 2021 and decreased to 19% in 2022. In 2020, 7% of employers reported having no plan, 6% in 2021 and 3% in 2022.
In 2020, 12% of companies allocated financial resources to programme evaluation, 14% in 2021 and 15% in 2022.
In 2021, 36% of employers strongly agreed they’re able to effectively track H&W metrics to evaluate programme performance. In 2022, 43% of companies strongly agreed.
In 2020, 42% of employers believed it was very important to get employee feedback to determine H&W programme success. In 2021, 51% believed that and 54% in 2022.
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Global Employer Insight Survey: EMEA
Download survey infographic (PDF 113 KB)
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