'National ramifications' | Financial stress draining productivity as 4 in 5 workers take time off work due to money concerns

Financial stress has become a persistent and visible problem in UK workplaces, with new research revealing that concerns about money are directly undermining employee performance, productivity and wellbeing.

According to findings from Stream, a workplace finance provider, nearly two thirds of UK employees (64%) say they worry about their rent or mortgage payments on a monthly basis, with two in five (17%) worrying about this every single day. The impact is felt particularly strongly among younger workers: 20% of those under 35 worry daily about their basic living costs.