A new study about wellness just published by Aon Hewitt shows that employees are keenly interested in financial wellness. More employers are concerned about whether their workers are saving enough, and not just for retirement. The report indicates that more than 90 percent of 250 large employers said they want to introduce or expand their financial wellness programs in 2015.
Employers are concerned about their workers reducing financial stress and improving productivity. There's no question that money problems stress people out. Nearly 25 percent of employees say their finances have been a distraction at work, according to accounting firm PwC's 2014 study of financial wellness programs. And Americans have named money as their top source of stress every year since 2007, when the American Psychological Association started reported findings in its survey called "Stress in America."
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