78% of employees still anxious about cost of living

Health Shield research findings

Jaskeet Briah
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Health Shield Friendly Society has released its latest 'Britain At Work' report, finding that employees across all wage brackets are still suffering due to the cost-of-living crisis, four years after it began.

The research – which surveyed 975 working adults over the age of 18 who were in full- or part-time employment in the UK – found that 78% of UK employees were still worried about the cost-of-living crisis, although nearly half would not tell their boss. While the rate of employees who worried has declined from 89% in last year's report, nearly four-fifths remained concerned. Although inflation has fallen to 3% this year from a high of 11.1% in 2022, Health Shield said that employees remain anxious and impacted. In terms of how these anxieties have been impacting the workplace, 54% said...

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