According to a global survey in March 2020, 53 percent of respondents expect their employer to implement a policy whereby employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 are encouraged to stay home. This drops to 45 percent of respondents when the policy in question is preventing at-risk employees from coming to work.
Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy
Original question: "Which of the following do you expect your employer to do in response to the virus? Pick all that apply".
Respondents were from: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
1,000 respondents per country
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Edelman. (March 17, 2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. (2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of Adults Worldwide Who Expect Their Employer to Make Human Resources (Hr) Policy Changes in Response to Covid-19 in March 2020, by Policy." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman, Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy [Graph], Edelman, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
