Indeed Drops Mental Health Days as Firms End Pandemic-Era Perks

Indeed Inc., the online job-search company, is canceling the monthly mental health days it introduced during the pandemic, joining a growing group of firms paring back benefits they rushed to provide during the Covid-19 crisis.

Indeed initiated “YOU Days” in June 2020, giving all employees the same day off each month at a time when exhausted staff were taking fewer vacation days because of travel restrictions. Three years later, employees are once again booking time off at a similar rate to before the pandemic. “As a result, we have agreed that the global need for YOU Days has passed,” a company spokesperson said ...