Podcast 230: Why financial wellbeing is a business performance issue
From CIPD by CIPD
May 27, 2026 · 32 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of financial wellbeing on business performance and the role of people professionals in supporting it.
Financial wellbeing is often treated as a personal challenge, but money worries can have a direct impact on performance, absence, engagement and retention. More concerningly, just 15 per cent of UK organisations have a formal financial wellbeing policy or strategy, according to the CIPD’s latest Reward Survey 2026, supported by Everywhen. So, what role should people professionals play in supporting employees’ financial wellbeing? Join Nigel Cassidy and this month’s guests – Mona Parikh, Associate Director, Reward at Coventry University; Charlie Goodman, Client Director at Everywhen; and Charles Cotton, Senior Policy and Practice Adviser, Pay, Reward and Performance – as they explore why financial wellbeing is not an ‘add-on’, but a strategic workforce challenge. --- More from this episode: Report: Reward Survey: Focus on Benefits 2026 Guide: Employee financial wellbeing Website: Money Helper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Nigel Cassidy
Guests: Mona Parikh, Charlie Goodman, Charles Cotton
Topics covered
- financial wellbeing
- business performance
- employee support
- workforce strategy
- engagement
- retention
Keywords
- financial wellbeing
- business performance
- employee engagement
- absence
- retention
- CIPD Reward Survey
- workforce challenge
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIPD, Coventry University, Everywhen, Money Helper
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