The Missing Piece in Wellbeing Benefits: Treatment for Financial Illness
Benefits leaders invest so much time, energy, and resources into selecting wellbeing benefits that help employees thrive, personally and professionally. Yet, more than 70% of employees are living paycheck to paycheck, and Americans are struggling with record levels of household debt. This means that many employees and, by extension, their employers, are facing a crisis […]
Brightside Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc.’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2024
Brightside, the first Financial Care solution for employers, has been named to Inc.’s annual Best Workplaces list for the second consecutive year. Prominently featured on Inc.com, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company cultures, whether operating in a physical or a […]
Beyond Financial Wellness: Financial Care for Frontline Workers
If you’re using financial wellness benefits to support your frontline workers, are you seeing any improvements in their financial situations? Most employers don’t – but it’s not their fault. These benefits aren’t designed to address this financially vulnerable group’s financial struggles, let alone improve their financial health. Brightside CEO and Co-founder Tom Spann and Amazon […]
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 […]
How is Brightside Financial Care Different from Financial Education?
Finances are the leading cause of employee stress, and it costs both employees and employers. While financial illiteracy can contribute to financial stress, it isn’t the only issue at play – and it’s not the root cause. In fact, research shows that one-size-fits-all financial education only correlates to a 0.1% in behavior change. To improve […]
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 DEI 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. In fact, 95% of business and HR leaders who responded to The Future of Benefits Report 2023 are recalibrating their benefits strategy this year. What’s […]
Pay Periods May Go Extinct. What Employers Need to Know to Avert Disaster
Key takeways The longstanding practice of weekly or biweekly payrolls is giving way to a new normal: daily pay. Growth was slow and then fast. It is underappreciated how fast this change is coming for frontline workers. The periodic paycheck is unraveling due to new technology, employer awareness, and widespread financial stress. This change has […]
