HRE Health & Benefits Leadership Conference 2018

FS2 | Financial Well-being: Using Behavioral Science to Make Small Changes That Can Have a BIG Impact (Room Starvine 1 - 2)

05 Apr 18
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Financial Security

Nearly one-third of all employees are distracted by personal financial issues while at work, with almost half spending three hours or more weekly handling personal finances there, according to a recent PwC study. An increasing number of employers have attempted to help employees address their financial woes, but the success of these efforts has been spotty, at best. Kristen Berman will explain what the latest behavioral-science research is telling us about financial-wellness programs (Hint: they don’t work as well as you think) and then expand on what does work when it comes to changing behaviors. You’ll discover behavioral-science principles and clever tactics that can easily be implemented in your organization.