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Financial Wellbeing

The cost of employing people rose in 2025 when the National Living Wage, the National Minimum Wage, and Employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) all increased. The knock-on effect was a median pay increase of 3 – 3.5% in 2025. Experts predict a similar outlook in 2026, potentially dropping to 2 – 3% in 2027. With challenging employee pay rise conversations on the horizon, our HR Director, Kimberley Rowbottom, shares insights on navigating pay negotiations and maintaining morale.

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Financial Wellbeing

Financial wellbeing has embedded itself into the HR and employee wellbeing narrative as a unique pillar and area of concern for employers and employees alike. Employee financial wellbeing may be a standalone wellbeing ‘pillar’, but it’s connected to other areas of wellbeing like mental, physical and social. What is financial wellbeing, and what part does it play in your people strategy? Read on to discover more.

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Financial Wellbeing

It’s Debt Awareness Week, so, like the campaign, we’re exploring why employees aren’t sharing their money worries with their employers or seeking professional support. There’s a stigma. Money often remains a taboo subject in the workplace, yet employees with money worries bring their stress to work, directly impacting businesses. Discussing financial wellbeing at work is a must. Read on to discover how to remove the taboo and provide the solution.

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Financial Wellbeing

Resilience. It’s a great word encompassing employee wellbeing, financially, mentally, and physically. So, what exactly does it mean? During this blog, we’ll explore the topic of resilience in relation to employee financial wellbeing and the role that HR and prioritising financial wellbeing at work must play in achieving it.