Employers highlight financial wellbeing as top concern for staff

Ahead of work/life balance and mental health

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

New research from wealth manager Evelyn Partners shows that business owners recognise that financial wellbeing is the top concern among their employees.

The survey of more than 500 employers, conducted by Censuswide in late March and early April, found that around one third (29.9%) of employers highlighted the financial wellbeing amid the cost of living crisis as the top concern for their employees. Following financial wellbeing, employers ranked work/life balance (29.2%), mental health (27%), flexible working arrangements (24.2%), job security (23.6%) and childcare during working hours (23.6%) as their primary concerns for staff. Tom Shave partner at Evelyn Partners, said the findings are "concerning" and underlined that employee fin...

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