McAfee’s Digital Wellness Delivers Online Protection As An Employee Benefit

The topic most top of mind today for HR professionals is keeping and acquiring great talent.  One of the most important elements of doing both is providing a desirable and meaningful set of employee benefits.   


Digital Wellness is a New Pillar in the Employee Benefits Space 


The idea of Digital Wellness isn’t exactly brand new, but the world we’ve lived in for the past few years has cemented it into one of the main pillars of employee benefits, joining the traditional big three of Financial, Mental and Physical Wellness.   


Employees Are Spending the Majority of Their Time Online 


One of the main reasons Digital Wellness has become essential is that so many people have had to both live and work exclusively online for an extended period of time – spending 8+ hours a day on personal things in addition to all those hours they spend working via the web. Things like banking, telehealth and shopping to name a few.  


84% claim internet banking is the most important channel while interacting with their bank1
75% have used telehealth services in the past 12 months2
49% of consumers are buying online more3  and 41% of those are shopping daily or weekly via mobile or smartphone4

There’s almost no aspect of life that isn’t touched by the internet for most people, especially when adding their work environment into the mix.  


Remote Work Isn’t Going Away


In addition to all the regular life they live online, employees have become accustomed to working remotely, even if it’s just part of the time. 


36.2 million workers are predicted to be working remotely by 2025 – an 87% increase from pre-pandemic levels5 
59% of respondents in a study by Owl Labs said they would be more likely t ..

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