Only one in two Aussie employees are satisfied with wellbeing support at work

There is a growing disparity between employees’ expectations of the wellbeing support they will receive at work, and what is being provided by employers, according to the chief people officer of employee health, wellbeing and safety platform Sonder.

Speaking to SmartCompany, Sonder’s Raechel Gavin says recent research conducted by Sonder and Culture Amp found more than half (54%) of Australian and New Zealand employees nominate access to wellbeing programs as a key factor when choosing where to work. 

However, a similar proportion of employees (53%) said they are satisfied with the wellbeing support offered by their current workplace, suggesting a large proportion are unsatisfied. 

This figure has also declined by 3% compared to 2023, says Gavin. 

“We know this is a topic top of mind for leaders, particularly since new data from Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2024 revealed almost three-quarters of Aussies think that now is a good time to look for a new role,” she adds. 

Sonder partnered with employee experience platform Culture Amp for the research, which surveyed 2,007 Australian and New Zealand employees and found shift workers are the least likely to be satisfied with wellbeing support at 42%.

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