The physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of health problems among employees before and during the COVID-19 epidemicRožman, Maja (Avtor) Tominc, Polona (Avtor) physical symptomsemotional symptomsbehavioral symptomsCOVID-19 epidemicPurpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has caused stress for everyone and impacted the lives of people globally. Such stress increases troubles for the employees. Therefore, the aim of the paper isto identify symptoms of health problems that employees face during the COVID-19 epidemic. Also, the aim ofthe paper is to examine if there are statistically significant differences in the physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of health problems among employees before the COVID-19 epidemic and employees during theCOVID-19 epidemic. Design/methodology/approach: The research is based on a survey of 950 employees in Slovenian companies. The factor analysis and thet-test for two independent samples were used to test the hypotheses ofthe research. Findings: The results show that physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms of health problems ofemployees during the COVID-19 epidemic are intensified as compared to the before COVID-19 epidemic era. Originality/value: The results highlight the measures with which companies can reduce the problem of different symptoms of employees during the COVID-19 epidemic. The results can be useful for employers and for managers who want to create an adequate working environment for employees during the COVID-19epidemic.Emerald20212024-12-09 15:12:41Znanstveno delo91291UDK: 331.44COBISS_ID: 70457859DOI: 10.1108/ER-10-2020-0469ISSN pri članku: 1758-7069sl