23 Sep 2020

John McLaughlin of Aon on building a resilient workforce for the future

John McLaughlin, chief commercial officer, Human Capital Solutions EMEA at Aon, and Mark Witte head of health, risk and wellbeing propositions at Health Solutions UK, discussed what the future of the workplace might look like and what the wellbeing implications are in a changing world.

Presenting at REBA's Employee Wellbeing Congress, McLaughlin and Witte considered how employers will need to put their people first and ensure they are adaptable and agile in order to deal with an ever changing workplace landscape. In order to build a resilient workforce for the future, organisations will need to develop an empathetic dialogue with their workforce and visible leadership.

"This will be critical, and against the backdrop of this global pandemic, businesses that put their people first are most likely to thrive in the future," said Witte.

He added that a 'tactical wellbeing initiatives' alone are unlikely to be enough to provide consistent results in the future.