Pension column: Six tips for improving your pension communications
Psst! Need to talk about pensions? Here’s how to get employees to listen.
- July 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Psst! Need to talk about pensions? Here’s how to get employees to listen.
There’s no debating that employees are stressed when it comes to their personal finances. One-in-four are financially distressed and spend more than an hour every day at work dealing with their personal finances. A recent survey by the Employee Financial Education Division found that 45% of employees feel their level of financial stress today is high to overwhelming.
Financial literacy seems to be a term on everyone’s lips lately. In 2009, the federal government formed the Task Force on Financial Literacy, and last year, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty declared November Financial Literacy Month.