New research suggests that employers are increasingly offering support for their staff to pay household bills amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. The number of businesses giving increased financial support has risen sharply in the past year, according to a study by jobs site Totaljobs.
An analysis of job adverts also found an increase in those offering a four-day working week and a home working allowance. Most employers are still offering staff hybrid working opportunities in an effort to keep building costs down while supporting people worried about commuting costs.
This month also sees the removal of the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme which had been providing a £66/£67 monthly discount to some 29 million households across Great Britain. The UK Government’s £2,500 Energy Price Guarantee scheme, which caps the daily standard charges on gas and electricity, has been extended until the start of July.
