RES Forum - Employee Wellbeing Survey 2021

Dear RES Members,

In August 2020 we ran a survey exploring the role, relevance, and purpose of Wellbeing. At the time, Employee Wellbeing was a hot topic and a huge challenge for organisations all around the world. After all, many countries were in lockdown and many people were working remotely.

Since then, we’ve learned to live with the pandemic. Mass vaccinations have paved the way for international travel. Businesses have opened their doors to hybrid working. And pupils are back in classrooms. Plus, we’re beginning to understand how the pandemic has affected society and the people within it.

One such effect is that Employee Wellbeing has changed. An integrated Wellbeing strategy is no longer the exception. Wellbeing benefits cannot simply be considered part of the EVP. Instead, Employee wellbeing has become essential. It is the new normal.

A year on, we’re re-running the survey. We want to identify and understand how trends in Employee Wellbeing have changed in the past year. As well as exploring Wellbeing at an organisational level, the survey looks at Wellbeing for employees in general, plus the specifics of Wellbeing for globally mobile employees.

As with our previous survey, we’ll use this data to help you understand what Wellbeing means for your organisation, and how you can best provide a Wellbeing programme for your employees.

All we ask is that you complete the survey as honestly and thoroughly as possible. If you have an HR team member dedicated to Employee Wellbeing, please feel free to forward it to them. Their expertise will be incredibly valuable.

I appreciate you giving up your precious time to complete this survey. Without you we wouldn’t be able to create research papers that benefit RES Forum members all over the world.

Thank you

David Enser
Partner, The RES Forum

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1. Does your firm have a Global Wellbeing strategy OR a set of measures designed to improve Wellbeing?

Global Wellbeing Strategy

Measures designed to improve Wellbeing

Neither or Other

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2. How important is Employee Wellbeing (1 = Not Important and 5 = Highly Important)

	1	2	3	4	5
Your entire organisation	Your entire organisation 1	Your entire organisation 2	Your entire organisation 3	Your entire organisation 4	Your entire organisation 5
Your global mobility programme	Your global mobility programme 1	Your global mobility programme 2	Your global mobility programme 3	Your global mobility programme 4	Your global mobility programme 5

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3. Does Wellbeing form part of your Employee Benefits Strategy or Global Mobility Strategy?

Employee Benefits Strategy

Global Mobility Strategy

Both

Other

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4. How important is your Wellbeing approach in terms of HR strategic priorities? (1 = Not Important to 5 = Highly Important)

	1	2	3	4	5
Your entire organisation	Your entire organisation 1	Your entire organisation 2	Your entire organisation 3	Your entire organisation 4	Your entire organisation 5
Your global mobility programme	Your global mobility programme 1	Your global mobility programme 2	Your global mobility programme 3	Your global mobility programme 4	Your global mobility programme 5

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5. What are the key elements that prevent your Wellbeing approach being advanced within your company?

	Your entire organisation	Your global mobility programme	Both
Culture	Culture Your entire organisation	Culture Your global mobility programme	Culture Both
Cost	Cost Your entire organisation	Cost Your global mobility programme	Cost Both
Time	Time Your entire organisation	Time Your global mobility programme	Time Both
Low Benefits	Low Benefits Your entire organisation	Low Benefits Your global mobility programme	Low Benefits Both
Management Buy-in	Management Buy-in Your entire organisation	Management Buy-in Your global mobility programme	Management Buy-in Both
Other (Please provide details in the box below)	Other (Please provide details in the box below) Your entire organisation	Other (Please provide details in the box below) Your global mobility programme	Other (Please provide details in the box below) Both

(Please provide details)

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6. Has your attitude changed to your Globally Mobile Employees and Wellbeing during the past 12 months? If Yes, please specify in what way your attitude has changed in the box provided)

Yes

Yes, (please specify)

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7. Do you allow country locations to structure the delivery of their Wellbeing solutions or is this done on a global basis?

Local

Global

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8. If there were Wellbeing solutions which could be rolled out globally (e.g. a Global EAP or Global Wellness Programme) would you be more likely to use them? If Yes, in what way?

Yes

Yes, (please specify)

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9. What are the main goals of your Global Wellbeing approach? (1 = Not at all - to 5 = Absolutely)

	1	2	3	4	5
Compliance with Legal Regulations	Compliance with Legal Regulations 1	Compliance with Legal Regulations 2	Compliance with Legal Regulations 3	Compliance with Legal Regulations 4	Compliance with Legal Regulations 5
Compliance with Duty of Care Policy	Compliance with Duty of Care Policy 1	Compliance with Duty of Care Policy 2	Compliance with Duty of Care Policy 3	Compliance with Duty of Care Policy 4	Compliance with Duty of Care Policy 5
Increase of Productivity	Increase of Productivity 1	Increase of Productivity 2	Increase of Productivity 3	Increase of Productivity 4	Increase of Productivity 5
Staff Engagement	Staff Engagement 1	Staff Engagement 2	Staff Engagement 3	Staff Engagement 4	Staff Engagement 5
Business Continuity	Business Continuity 1	Business Continuity 2	Business Continuity 3	Business Continuity 4	Business Continuity 5
Reduce Insurance Costs	Reduce Insurance Costs 1	Reduce Insurance Costs 2	Reduce Insurance Costs 3	Reduce Insurance Costs 4	Reduce Insurance Costs 5

Other (please specify)

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10. Do you see an increasing need for different types of Wellbeing? Please rate on a scale of 1-5. (1=Not at all - to 5=Absolutely)

	1	2	3	4	5
Mental	Mental 1	Mental 2	Mental 3	Mental 4	Mental 5
Physical	Physical 1	Physical 2	Physical 3	Physical 4	Physical 5
Financial	Financial 1	Financial 2	Financial 3	Financial 4	Financial 5
Social	Social 1	Social 2	Social 3	Social 4	Social 5

Other (please specify)

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11. Do you measure your Wellbeing programme effectiveness? If Yes, which KPI's do you use? (Please provide details in the box below)

	Yes	No
Your entire organisation	Your entire organisation Yes	Your entire organisation No
Your global mobility programme	Your global mobility programme Yes	Your global mobility programme No

Yes, (please specify which KPI's you use here)

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12. What Wellbeing activities or services do you offer employees?

	Your entire organisation	Your global mobility programme	Both
EAP	EAP Your entire organisation	EAP Your global mobility programme	EAP Both
Wellbeing portal	Wellbeing portal Your entire organisation	Wellbeing portal Your global mobility programme	Wellbeing portal Both
Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies)	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) Your entire organisation	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) Your global mobility programme	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) Both
Financial wellbeing	Financial wellbeing Your entire organisation	Financial wellbeing Your global mobility programme	Financial wellbeing Both
Social wellbeing	Social wellbeing Your entire organisation	Social wellbeing Your global mobility programme	Social wellbeing Both
Paid for sports equipment such as bikes	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes Your entire organisation	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes Your global mobility programme	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes Both
In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages?	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? Your entire organisation	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? Your global mobility programme	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? Both
Free fruit or other healthy snacks	Free fruit or other healthy snacks Your entire organisation	Free fruit or other healthy snacks Your global mobility programme	Free fruit or other healthy snacks Both
Healthy food in canteens	Healthy food in canteens Your entire organisation	Healthy food in canteens Your global mobility programme	Healthy food in canteens Both
Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc)	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) Your entire organisation	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) Your global mobility programme	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) Both
Other, please specify in the box below	Other, please specify in the box below Your entire organisation	Other, please specify in the box below Your global mobility programme	Other, please specify in the box below Both

Please provide details here

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13. Rank the Wellbeing activities or services in terms of level of importance (1 = Not important- to 5 = Very important)

	1	2	3	4	5
EAP	EAP 1	EAP 2	EAP 3	EAP 4	EAP 5
Wellbeing portal	Wellbeing portal 1	Wellbeing portal 2	Wellbeing portal 3	Wellbeing portal 4	Wellbeing portal 5
Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies)	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) 1	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) 2	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) 3	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) 4	Paid for benefits (i.e. gym membership/subsidies) 5
Financial wellbeing	Financial wellbeing 1	Financial wellbeing 2	Financial wellbeing 3	Financial wellbeing 4	Financial wellbeing 5
Social wellbeing	Social wellbeing 1	Social wellbeing 2	Social wellbeing 3	Social wellbeing 4	Social wellbeing 5
Paid for sports equipment such as bikes	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes 1	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes 2	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes 3	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes 4	Paid for sports equipment such as bikes 5
In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages?	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? 1	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? 2	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? 3	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? 4	In-house health sessions such as yoga, gymnastics, meditation or massages? 5
Free fruit or other healthy snacks	Free fruit or other healthy snacks 1	Free fruit or other healthy snacks 2	Free fruit or other healthy snacks 3	Free fruit or other healthy snacks 4	Free fruit or other healthy snacks 5
Healthy food in canteens	Healthy food in canteens 1	Healthy food in canteens 2	Healthy food in canteens 3	Healthy food in canteens 4	Healthy food in canteens 5
Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc)	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) 1	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) 2	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) 3	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) 4	Well-being training (including seminars on work-life balance, de-stressing etc) 5
Other, please specify in the box below	Other, please specify in the box below 1	Other, please specify in the box below 2	Other, please specify in the box below 3	Other, please specify in the box below 4	Other, please specify in the box below 5

Please provide details here

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14. What changes have you undertaken to your Wellbeing programme for your general employee population in the last 12 months?

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15. What changes have you undertaken to your Wellbeing programme for your globally mobile employees in the last 12 months?

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16. What future areas of interest are you considering for your Wellbeing programme in the next 1-2 years?

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17. To what extent is your Wellbeing programme perceived as attractive by your staff? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 (1=Not at all; 5=Very attractive). If you don't know please state "Don't know" in the box provided.

	1	2	3	4	5
Your entire organisation	Your entire organisation 1	Your entire organisation 2	Your entire organisation 3	Your entire organisation 4	Your entire organisation 5
Your global mobility programme	Your global mobility programme 1	Your global mobility programme 2	Your global mobility programme 3	Your global mobility programme 4	Your global mobility programme 5

If don't know please enter "Don't know" here

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18. Do you think your Wellbeing programme can help to retain staff? Please rate on a scale of 1- 5 (1=Not at all; 5=Very attractive)

	1	2	3	4	5
Your entire organisation	Your entire organisation 1	Your entire organisation 2	Your entire organisation 3	Your entire organisation 4	Your entire organisation 5
Your global mobility programme	Your global mobility programme 1	Your global mobility programme 2	Your global mobility programme 3	Your global mobility programme 4	Your global mobility programme 5

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19. Do you have a specific budget for Wellbeing delivery?

Yes

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20. Please answer the follow questions.
Please note that if you provide your personal details, we may contact you about this survey or about other RES Forum news and information/ surveys. We will never share your data with other organisations or suppliers without your permission.

Your name

Your email address

Your company/ organisation name

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21. If you’re not a member of the RES Forum, would you be interested in finding out more about how to join to obtain a copy of the survey results?

Yes (please ensure you have entered your email address above)

Further Comments

Thank you for responding to our surveys.

The RES Forum Team

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1. Does your firm have a Global Wellbeing strategy OR a set of measures designed to improve Wellbeing?

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2. How important is Employee Wellbeing (1 = Not Important and 5 = Highly Important)

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3. Does Wellbeing form part of your Employee Benefits Strategy or Global Mobility Strategy?

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4. How important is your Wellbeing approach in terms of HR strategic priorities? (1 = Not Important to 5 = Highly Important)

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5. What are the key elements that prevent your Wellbeing approach being advanced within your company?

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6. Has your attitude changed to your Globally Mobile Employees and Wellbeing during the past 12 months? If Yes, please specify in what way your attitude has changed in the box provided)

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7. Do you allow country locations to structure the delivery of their Wellbeing solutions or is this done on a global basis?

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8. If there were Wellbeing solutions which could be rolled out globally (e.g. a Global EAP or Global Wellness Programme) would you be more likely to use them? If Yes, in what way?

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9. What are the main goals of your Global Wellbeing approach? (1 = Not at all - to 5 = Absolutely)

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10. Do you see an increasing need for different types of Wellbeing? Please rate on a scale of 1-5. (1=Not at all - to 5=Absolutely)

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11. Do you measure your Wellbeing programme effectiveness? If Yes, which KPI's do you use? (Please provide details in the box below)

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12. What Wellbeing activities or services do you offer employees?

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13. Rank the Wellbeing activities or services in terms of level of importance (1 = Not important- to 5 = Very important)

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14. What changes have you undertaken to your Wellbeing programme for your general employee population in the last 12 months?

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15. What changes have you undertaken to your Wellbeing programme for your globally mobile employees in the last 12 months?

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16. What future areas of interest are you considering for your Wellbeing programme in the next 1-2 years?

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17. To what extent is your Wellbeing programme perceived as attractive by your staff? Please rate on a scale of 1-5 (1=Not at all; 5=Very attractive). If you don't know please state "Don't know" in the box provided.

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18. Do you think your Wellbeing programme can help to retain staff? Please rate on a scale of 1- 5 (1=Not at all; 5=Very attractive)

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19. Do you have a specific budget for Wellbeing delivery?

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20. Please answer the follow questions. Please note that if you provide your personal details, we may contact you about this survey or about other RES Forum news and information/ surveys. We will never share your data with other organisations or suppliers without your permission.

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21. If you’re not a member of the RES Forum, would you be interested in finding out more about how to join to obtain a copy of the survey results?

20. Please answer the follow questions.
Please note that if you provide your personal details, we may contact you about this survey or about other RES Forum news and information/ surveys. We will never share your data with other organisations or suppliers without your permission.