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other employee perks , from flexible hours to continued remote working , that take into consideration the demands of the pandemic and subsequent working habits , with a focus on promoting work-life balance .
Wellness delivered via technology Driven by corporate demand , emerging selfhelp apps and digital health and wellness solutions have gained significant ground .
While mental health app Intellect supports users with a range of interventions , digital mental health provider Safe Space offers three tiers of service for corporates , from giving employees access to self-help resources , to letting corporates top up digital wallets so staff can attend counselling sessions to offering corporates curated employee programmes .
“ Workplace mental well-being will be one of our top priorities going into 2021 ,” said Safe Space founder Antoinette Patterson . “ Safe Space ’ s vision is to make digital mental healthcare and education accessible and comprehensive to businesses of all sizes , from startups to MNCs .”
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A recent Boston Consulting
Group ( BCG ) survey of more than 2,300 companies around the world for its annual Digital Acceleration Index ( DAI ), showed that healthcare is one of the least digitally mature industries , scoring an average of 44 out of 100 . That score was 20 % below the two leading industries ( technology and financial institutions ) with an average score of 55 . This suggests the healthcare industry is still ripe for disruption .
Perkbox is a platform that offers a suite of products including Perks and Perkbox Medical . It serves companies of all sizes from SMEs to large companies such as Whole Foods and Levi Strauss & Co .
Many companies are also offering employees access to virtual doctors appointments . While this technology has been around for a few years now , demand has soared during the pandemic as access to face-to-face healthcare has been limited .
These telehealth apps have been joined by a swathe of mental health apps in the
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