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Employees report losing
over 7 hours of productivity
each week due to their financial stress.
Employees report losing
over 7 hours of productivity
each week due to their financial stress
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The state of financial
well-being is grim
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91% of employees are stressed about their finances, and it’s driven by inflation, high cost of living, higher interest rates, a potential recession, and market volatility.
Financial literacy and
preparedness remains low
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Only 18% of employees have basic financial literacy. 79% have debt and 38% have no emergency savings or only enough for up to 2 months.
Employee stress is
translating to employer costs
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Employees report losing an average of 7 hours of productivity each week due to financial stress, costing employers
$183 billion annually.*
Employers see and feel
the need to support
their employees
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Employees say the top innovative benefit they want is financial wellness, and at least nine out of ten leaders believe they should provide financial well-being support.
Disconnects between
employees & leaders
are staggering
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92% of leaders believe their company offers the financial guidance, support, and tools employees need to achieve their life goals, compared to 56% of employees.
Employer well-being is
the top priority for
business leaders
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HR and C-Suite’s biggest people-related challenges this year are supporting employees’ holistic well-being, and attracting and retaining top talent.
Financial stress is affecting employee well-being and business success.
Discover the impact financial wellness can have in the workplace.
*Assumes there are 100,555,000 knowledge workers in the U.S. with an hourly wage of $40.20. 23% of knowledge workers have high or very high levels of financial stress and 54% of them have 7.3 hours of lost productivity per employee per week as a result of financial stress. Source: Federal Reserve Economic Dataset, BrightPlan.
On behalf of BrightPlan, Walr and Workplace Intelligence surveyed 1,400 knowledge workers at companies that have a global presence with 1000+ employees in the U.S. in January 2024. This included a mix of C-Suite, HR decision-makers and employees in various industries including technology, healthcare, financial services, education, manufacturing, energy, accounting, and government.
Report
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