The Financial Health Network began conducting research in early 2021 to identify strategies employers can use to embed an equity lens into their benefits programs. HR leaders can use these early learnings to design and deliver programs and benefits that reduce financial health gaps among employees. 

Reforming overdraft can help institutions improve customer finhealth, acquire new customers, and boost loyalty.

Paid leave for medical and caregiving purposes can help workers cope in challenging times.

The Worker Financial Wellness Initiative was designed to make workers' financial health a priority for executives. Learn why we believe America's largest companies should conduct a Worker Financial Wellness Assessment. JUST Capital and PayPal, in collaboration with the Financial Health Network and the Good Jobs Institute, have established a new initiative to make workers’ financial security and health a C-suite and investor priority. The organizations are calling on the CEOs of America’s largest companies to conduct a Worker Financial Wellness Assessment as a vital first step toward understanding the financial vulnerability of their workforce. Leading research shows that when workers are more financially secure, key business outcomes such as productivity, customer satisfaction, and employee turnover and engagement also improve.

We partnered with five fintechs – Brightside, HoneyBee, Manifest, MedPut, and Onward to explore how they’re used and their impact on employees’ financial lives.

One in five families has less than two weeks of liquid savings. For the many U.S. workers living paycheck to paycheck, financial distress can occur in the time between earning and accessing wages.