Do You Need a Frontline Financial Health Strategy?
Do you need a frontline financial health strategy? That was the topic of our thought-provoking webinar held with our panel of experts from Amazon, Financial Health Network, Mercer, and Brightside. Here are nine key takeaways they discussed that every employer with a frontline workforce needs to know. Click here to watch the full on-demand webinar. […]
10 Reasons Why Typical Financial Wellness Strategies Don’t Work for Frontline Employees
Frontline workers have different needs and barriers to achieving financial health and resilience. These are also the employees driving the most organizational cost in terms of turnover, healthcare utilization, missed work, and more. When you offer a solution specifically designed to improve frontline financial health, your employees’ financial lives improve, and you’ll see it reflected […]
Financial Care at Work: Real Stories, Real Solutions
It is an honor to serve all of our Brightside users with Financial Care, which combines personalized support, behavioral science, and vetted solutions to address financial challenges and make it easy to take steps that improve financial health. Every Brightside user faces a different set of financial needs, priorities, and goals; we meet them where […]
Brightside Becomes the Only Financial Health Solution on UHC Hub
Brightside is now available on UHC Hub, a curated network of vendors from UnitedHealthcare. As the only financial health solution on UHC Hub, we’re honored to join its network of esteemed vendors after successfully completing their vetting process. UHC Hub enables employers to conveniently select and purchase vendor programs that best support their employees’ unique […]
Straight from Brightside Customers: Why Fortune 500 Employers Offer Brightside Financial Care
With 70% of employees living paycheck to paycheck, it’s critical that employers find a way to effectively address and alleviate their financial stress. It has downstream impacts on every other aspect of an employee’s life, including health, happiness, workplace productivity, and job burnout. Financial health is even the biggest determinant of life expectancy. Many employers […]
Don’t Be Fooled by How the Pandemic Paradox Masked Financial Health Problems
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread global economic chaos, complete with runs on toilet paper and headlines like “2020 Was the Worst Year for Economic Growth Since World War II.” Despite the dire circumstances, many households (on average) were doing better by a variety of financial measures. But benefits leaders need to be careful not to […]
The 2 Sneaky Ways Biased Business Models Hurt Employees
As a benefits leader, you’re in the business of expecting the best from people. But, as the saying goes: Expect the best, and prepare for the worst. During benefits buying season, that means getting prepared for the rock would-be point solutions vendors don’t want you to look under: where they have conflicts of interest with […]
How Overlooking Female Caregivers is Costing Employers
The trouble facing Americas’ (disproportionately female) caregivers is in the news: From careworker shortages to the rise of workers who support both children and aging parents. And that spells trouble for their employers: Lower retention and productivity, as well as inclusion setbacks. Employers have increasingly stepped up to the plate with solutions like remote work […]
Want to Avoid Getting Caught in the Regulators’ Enforcement Crosshairs? Ditch Point Solutions
Key takeaways: The federal watchdog for financial products has put the market on notice. It will aggressively use an increasingly central weapon in its arsenal: The ability to punish practices that are “abusive.” Further, states can also bring enforcement actions using the abusive practices authority. The abusiveness legal standard is very broad. It adds risk […]
Do You Have a Dangerously Outdated Employee Benefits Strategy?
The paradigm shift is already here: Inflation, rising interest rates, and a possible recession. For employers, these require decisive action to ensure that employee benefits remain competitive, relevant–and delivering ROI. What’s the cost of clinging to outdated employee benefits? In the best-case scenario, you’re not likely to see issues like turnover, lost productivity, absenteeism, and […]
