Proving the business case for financial wellness programs

The business case for financial wellness programs

Proving the business case for financial wellness programs. Financial wellness has been a buzz phrase in the workplace for a few years now – with good reason. More and more data show how bad for productivity the problem of employee financial stress is. In Australia, AMP’s 2020 Financial Wellness Report showed 1.8 million Australian workers […]

Financial stress: 9 out of 10 suffering

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Financial stress: 9 out of 10 suffering. We asked you, our Financial Mindfulness Facebook family – across Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom – to take part in a survey about financial stress in your life. The results are in. Financial stress, which comes with a strong set of beliefs, is a huge […]

Employees want help with their financial stress

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Employees want help with their financial stress. Does it strike you as strange that the biggest stressor we face isn’t talked about in plans offered to help with our stress? In recent years employers have recognised the personal stresses experienced by staff can affect productivity and the bottom line, due partly to the sheer amount […]

The Power of apps for improving mental health

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The Power of apps for improving mental health. The idea that an app could replace face-to-face doctor’s appointments or be recommended over prescribed treatments for mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety is abhorrent to most of us.

Employees want mental health at work taken seriously

Australian employees want mental health at work taken seriously

Employees want mental health at work taken seriously. Australian employers don’t understand their employees’ major life concerns, according to a study of 500 workers and 300 bosses released in November 2016. Insurance company Metlife’s  Employee Benefit Trends Study found that Australian bosses dramatically underestimated the importance of staff concerns about mental health issues. Depression, anxiety, […]