Already joined the Footprint Financial Wellbeing programme for employees? Awesome! You’ve completed the first step towards supporting the financial wellbeing of your teams. Now it’s time for… Step 2! Which involves engaging employees to make the most of Footprint’s tools that are available (literally) at their fingertips.

With the rising cost of living, conflicts across the world and other significant events that are putting strain on employees, it’s never been more important to set your employees up for success!

As the festive season approaches, the spirit of joy and giving fills the air. However, for many, it can also be a time of increased financial strain, stress and anxiety.

The idea of losing a job today, while still nerve-wracking, is much less frightening than it may have been a few years ago. For many, remote, hybrid and flexible work options are increasing and with so many choices, employees aren't as afraid to move on as they used to be when a job no longer serves them.

Footprint partnered up with Umbrella Wellbeing to provide practical and research-based guidance about the best aproaches business leaders can take to support wellbeing. Explore 5 key takeaways.

It is widely understood that our most basic needs are intrinsically linked to our wellbeing, including our financial wellbeing. Issues affecting wellbeing, financial or otherwise, don’t just affect the person who is struggling; managers, team members, internal and external customers and others in the organisation are also affected, directly or indirectly.

The last two years have required many businesses to pivot their focus and, where possible, explore the opportunities within the challenges they faced. Where this becomes unbalanced, the data shows a direct impact on a business’ bottom line.

Most company leaders realise the importance of their team’s contribution to business success. While many continually work to ensure the needs of their people are reasonably met, there is further opportunity to provide solutions that specifically respond to the stressors that impact financial wellbeing.

When people are stressed about money, they are more likely to report health concerns, exhibit irritability, anger, and fatigue, and develop unhealthy coping mechanisms like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and overeating. There is a strong link between financial stress, absenteeism and presenteeism, health issues, and reduced productivity.

As leaders in uncertain times, how can we create a safe working environment for our people while they work through this upheaval? Umbrella shares 5 steps you can take as a leader to support your people.

Employees’ wellbeing doesn’t just affect them, managers, team members, internal and external customers as well as others in the organisation are also affected. Learn more about the role employers can play in their employee’s financial wellness.

Many of New Zealand's biggest industries have high fatality rates. Accidents are inevitable but there is a minimum that can be done to protect those who are protecting us. Read more as our CEO Angela Vale speaks to the missing gap in high-risk industries.