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Survey by MAAG Shows Wellbeing, Fears and Concerns for the Future Post Pandemic

22/05/2020
Associations, Award Shows and Festivals
London, UK
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The mental health of furloughed employees in the marcomms sector is being impacted more than colleagues still in employment and working from home
Research conducted by Q&R on behalf of Marketing Agencies Action Group between 24th April and 19th May among 100 furloughed employees found that the average mental health score was 64% compared to 72% of those working from home.

Furloughed employees are often in the minority in their company and whilst they appreciate being furloughed is better than zero pay, they do feel as if they are on a rollercoaster of anxiety and a constant fear of redundancy. As one respondent put it: “It is very up and down. I rely on good family and friends support and I know my employer is doing their best but I do feel cut off and no sense of purpose day to day”.

Five key themes were identified as follows:
 
1. HOW SALARIES DIFFER
-  10% receiving full salary
-  69% receiving 80% of full salary
-  1 in 5 receiving markedly less than pre-COVID 19 due to capping
-  Smaller businesses less able to top up to 100%

2. WHAT FURLOUGHED STAFF WANT IN TERMS OF SUPPORT
-  Reassurance from their companies and clarity on the future
-  Insights on which industries are doing well
-  Guidance on return to work or redundancy - how to handle job loss
-  Opportunities to learn something new
 
3. SENSE OF WELLBEING
-  67% of respondents are doing really or quite well whilst being furloughed
-  Enjoying time with family and focussing on home schooling
-  Learning new skills
-  Opportunities to volunteer, exercise and take up new hobbies
-  1 in 3 struggling
-  Hard to focus, lack of routine and purpose
-  Isolation from the rest of team and cut off from employer
-  Feel disposable and fearful of being made redundant

4. MENTAL HEALTH SCORE
-  Average score 64% (compared to working from home 72%)
-  <50%: worried, anxious, low moods
-  60-70%: stuck, fear of recession, isolated
-  70-80%: easier to home school whilst furloughed than working from home
-  >80%: feel safe and well
-  >90%: opportunities to learn, exercise, pursue new hobbies

5. APPETITE FOR A FURLOUGHED COMMUNITY
-  82% say yes
-  Would help to normalise thought processes and feelings
-  Opportunity to share views and skills
-  Need to look at how to be effective without offline engagement
-  Needs to be positive

Graham Kemp, founder, MAAG, commented: “We launched Independents FC for the furlough community, with our partners Pimento and thenetworkone, because we heard that employees were being cut off from their agencies but could still be training. Our ambition was to create a community that would feel connected, stay informed and even use the downtime to pick up new skills and knowledge. Knowing that 82% of our survey said that they valued the community is highly rewarding”

*Q&R Pulse Check research carried out among c2500 marcomms employees working from home between 9th April -15th May 2020


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