There is a stigma in UK workplaces that employers are rarely tackling, but must.
It focuses on the vast levels of debt that millions of UK employees are carrying and which is shown, through mounting evidence, to have a debilitating impact on an employees wellbeing, their work and, as a consequence, a businesses overall productivity.
Open communication and education are the first steps
In my mind, debt – and the stigma that surrounds it – must come front and centre in workplace education, helping it to be discussed more openly so that individuals understand the support they can get and that they arent alone. Its similar to the great strides that have been taken in UK workplaces about mental health.
Open conversation is …
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