“We know that employees look at their employer in the first instance for support. And so employers are actually being proactive and saying, ‘How can we help?’”
The most asked for area of support
From Virgin Pulse’s surveys internally, and through the industry, it has found that “mental health support is the number one most asked for area of support”, Hamka said.
“What we know is there’s a need there, we know we have to do something about it,” he said. “When it comes to mental health as well, what we’ve realised is, of course, it’s different for everyone.
“So when you come and work with us, it’s important for us to help you identify what’s your root cause, what are the true area? Things like cost of living, financial health, the big things at the moment – that can affect your mental health. And so by understanding and identifying that, we can actually support you through health literacy and behaviour change to build that area of health.”