Biggest Covid-19-related risks for employees

Q. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which of the following risks do you think employees are currently the most vulnerable to?

Please rank each of the following from biggest risk (1) to smallest risk (6).

TOTAL: Biggest risk (Ranked 1)	Total	Employment Status
		In paid employment	Not in paid employment	Retired
Having less job security	36%	34%	40%	35%
Working in unsafe conditions	20%	18%	24%	19%
Being exploited by employers (e.g. being expected to work unpaid overtime, working long shifts)	16%	16%	15%	15%
Not receiving a pay increase	10%	12%	6%	13%
Not getting paid fairly	10%	11%	8%	7%
Having limited opportunities for career progression	9%	9%	6%	11%
Base (n)	1,109	552	259	255

• Considering the Covid-19 pandemic, having less job security is seen as the biggest risk for employees by over a third (36%) of people.
• Working in unsafe conditions is seen as the next biggest risk (20%), followed by being exploited by employers (16%).
• Those not in paid employment are most likely to rate job security (40%) and unsafe conditions (24%) as the biggest risk to employees.