Matthew Steiner · March 2026 · 6 min read
Financial stress in the workforce is no longer a personal matter that sits outside the employer's concern. The evidence is now unambiguous: it affects focus, decision-making, absence, and retention in ways that carry a measurable cost to business performance. This article makes the commercial case for why SME leaders need to act, and act now.
lost in UK productivity each year, much of it linked to financial stress
annual cost of financial stress through absence and presenteeism
average sickness absence per employee, a record high
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