What were the business challenges to employers during COVID? – survey

A Binder Dijker Otte (BDO) survey published in July found that employers’ biggest challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic is low satisfaction of employees working from home.

Conducted among 500 employers worldwide, the survey examined the several business risks taken by employers during the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as their preparedness for more stumbling blocks COVID might throw their way in the future.

When asked which risks caused the greatest pressure, 45% of employers cited employee management and, more specifically, the maintaining of their wellbeing and satisfaction, while working from home. Around a quarter of survey respondents mentioned that the pandemic forced them to make essential changes in corporate culture and flexibility of work hours.

The second biggest pressure-inducing risk of employers found in the survey is the need to digitalize and transform the work environment, with 36% saying the acquisition of new technological…

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