Marvin OnumonuStress and anxiety linked to work stayed the main health and wellbeing concern for staff across three out of four generations, according to research from GRiD.
In 2025, 34% of employers cited work pressures as the main concern for baby-boomers, 36% for Gen X, and 38% for Gen Z.
For millennials, employers said stress and anxiety from home life was a bigger issue, with 43% highlighting this, followed by 42% for financial worries and 38% for work-related stress.
Compared to 2024, employer concern about work stress dropped, with last year’s figures at 40% for baby-boomers, 40% for Gen X, 44% for millennials and 39% for Gen Z.
However, there was a rise in concern about finances and debt, for baby-boomers it increased from 18% to 25%, Gen X from 28% to 32%, and millennials from 35% to 42%.
For Gen Z, concern about finances stayed at 33%.
When employees were asked directly about their health and wellbeing worries in 2025, baby-boomers, Gen X and millennials all said serious illness was their biggest concern. Millennials also cited stress and anxiety linked to finances and debt, while Gen Z said work-based stress was their top worry.
GRiD said it is important for employers to review staff support and make sure benefits cover a wide range of needs.
Group risk benefits such as employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover can help support staff across all generations.
Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD, said: “Employees often face multiple concerns simultaneously, and these challenges rarely exist in isolation, as stress in one area of life often affects others.
“Regardless of the nature of their worries, employers should remain consistent in providing support for all staff, whether they are young or young at heart.”
