Financial wellbeing

Help boost pensions, UK employers urged

Employers must offer workers more pensions education and support to help narrow savings gaps, according to research from Mercer

Costa Coffee accused of deducting money from staff for training

As allegations emerge that Costa Coffee employees have had pay deducted for training and till discrepancies, experts warn that such practices could damage company reputation

Financial insecurity rises among UK workforce

RSA calls for a '21st-century safety net' for jobs, as research finds workers are feeling increasingly insecure about their incomes

Rail fare rise outstrips wage growth

As further increases to commuting costs are announced, experts call on employers to help ease the financial burden on workers

Money worries push employees to consider suicide

Labour MP Yvonne Fovargue calls on employers to take more responsibility for employee financial wellbeing as research shows a link between debt and mental ill health

Workers can't afford to get to work

Rising fuel costs are having a detrimental effect on financial wellbeing

Employees face many financial wellbeing barriers

A panel at the Delivering Financial Wellbeing in the Workplace: What Works? conference discussed the many challenges to implementing financial wellbeing at work

HR not confident on financial wellbeing

While noting a rise in financial wellbeing issues among employees, HR professionals don't feel confident about how to tackle this

Women struggle more with poor financial wellbeing

Employers must do more to support women struggling with their finances, say experts

25 million affected by money worries at work

Almost all UK employees (94%) have money worries, with 77% saying it affects them at work, according to research from Close Brothers Asset Management

Iceland NMW case raises questions over benefits schemes

?Supermarket Iceland has said it plans to challenge a £21 million demand from HMRC in a case that raises questions over the enforcement of minimum wage law

Half with money worries believe it's affected their work

Nearly half of people with money worries believe the quality of their work suffers as a result, according to Aegon