{"id":1263,"date":"2020-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/news\/the-covid-19-pandemic-has-exposed-the-great-benefits-disparity\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:15:01","slug":"the-covid-19-pandemic-has-exposed-the-great-benefits-disparity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/en-gb\/news\/the-covid-19-pandemic-has-exposed-the-great-benefits-disparity","title":{"rendered":"The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the great benefits disparity"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\" id=\"block_10b263beb283eb19df8a3e743d69706f\">\n    <div><span><\/span><\/div>\n    <p>Companies need to step up and be leaders.<\/p>\n    <cite class=\"blockquote__attribution\">\n                    <span class=\"blockquote__name\">JOHN H. 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