Financial Wellbeing Is The Next Frontier For Employers

<p>&ldquo;Financial wellbeing&rdquo; is very definitely not just another buzz phrase. It&rsquo;s now one of the most important issues facing Australian employers. This is a particularly complex area, covering a wide range of very difficult financial issues for staff that have a flow on impact on every part of Aussie companies, from the product to the customer.</p> <h1>Financial wellness problems can include:</h1> <ul> <li>Financial stress</li> <li>Debts</li> <li>Unexpected costs</li> <li>Personal finance issues</li> </ul> <p>These are all sources of potentially serious problems for employees. In the workplace, however, there is an added dimension to these problems, which may include:</p> <ul> <li>Absenteeism on personal business</li> <li>Reduced quality of work due to stress</li> <li>Reduced productivity</li> <li>Workplace relationship issues due to quality of work problems</li> <li>Financial hardship</li> <li>Inability to pay bills</li> <li>Potentially serious financial ramifications including bankruptcy in some cases</li> </ul> <p>These are all extremely traumatic situations for the companies affected. These situations are all too common, and represent a risk of potentially serious levels of dysfunction for businesses. How does any company keep their staff happy, keep their staff engaged or even keep their staff at all, when they&rsquo;re dealing with heightened levels of compounded stress that are crushing their spirit and pushing them away?</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@FlareAustralia/financial-wellbeing-is-the-next-frontier-for-employers-e8f93eacb762"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>