Original question: "Which of the following do you expect your employer to do in response to the virus? Pick all that apply".
Respondents were from: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
1,000 respondents per country
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Opinion on HR policy changes employers should make due to COVID-19 worldwide 2020
According to a global survey in , ** percent of respondents expect their employer to implement a policy whereby employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 are encouraged to stay home. This drops to ** percent of respondents when the policy in question is preventing at-risk employees from coming to work.
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Edelman. (March 17, 2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy." Chart. March 17, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. (2020). Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman. "Share of Adults Worldwide Who Expect Their Employer to Make Human Resources (Hr) Policy Changes in Response to Covid-19 in March 2020, by Policy." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Mar 2020, /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
Edelman, Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of adults worldwide who expect their employer to make human resources (HR) policy changes in response to COVID-19 in March 2020, by policy [Graph], Edelman, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1105076/covid-19-opinion-hr-policy-changes-employers-should-make-worldwide/
