Survey Highlights Lack of Financial Support in the Workplace Despite the unprecedented financial pressures on employees owing to the cost of living crisis and more recently the conflict in Iran, most organisations do not have a financial wellbeing policy or strategy. That’s the finding of the CIPD Reward Survey: Focus on employee benefits, published last month (February), which revealed only 15% of all organisations surveyed have a formal financial wellbeing policy or strateg

Co‑Create the UK’s Only People‑First Giving Platform As households across the UK face sustained cost‑of‑living pressures, responsible employers are wondering what they can do to better support their people. Financial worry remains one of the leading causes of stress, and stress‑related mental health concerns are now a key driver of sickness absence and disengagement in the work place. For HR leaders and business owners focused on culture, wellbeing and retention this challeng

Rising Energy Costs: What Employers Can Do to Support Their Teams Soaring energy prices, driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, are placing increasing financial pressure on UK households already struggling to pay their bills. Recent research from the Living Wage Foundation highlights just how serious the situation has become. Its Life on Low Pay report (published 9th October 2025) revealed that the UK’s 4.5 million workers earning below the real Living Wage are f