Half of employees want salary boost for rising cost of living

Research conducted among 2,000 UK adults found that four in five (80%) of respondents believe their employers should provide to support against the rising cost of living, primarily through an increase in salary (54%). Other desired methods of support included an employer contribution towards household bills (23%), the introduction of a travel allowance to combat commute expense (23%), reducing the number of mandatory days in the office (18%) and the provision of one-off support payments (14%). Around one quarter (27%) of respondents said that their employer had promised to provide sup...