Be proactive and understand the importance of financial wellness for your employees’ overall well-being.

Depleted. Exhausted. Cynicism. If you see these dynamics in the people working for you, they could be symptoms of burnout. Learn what you can do to help improve your employees’ overall well-being.

Create a culture of well-being

According to a recent Gallup report on preventing employee burnout, one way to circumvent fatigue is by creating a culture of well-being. To evaluate your organization’s approach to well-being, examine these five elements of your workplace:

• Physical: Do people have the spaces and furnishings they need for good posture and the ability to move around throughout the day?
• Community: Do people have a sense of belonging and feel pride in the organization?
• Financial: Do people have the resources needed to reduce stress and increase financial security?
• Social: Do people have supportive relationships in their lives?
• Career: Do people enjoy their daily tasks and are they motivated to achieve their goals?

Address issues before they arise

Forbes recommends a proactive approach to employee burnout before it leads to long-term issues such as fatigue, increased vulnerability to illness and irritability. Employee assistance programs, access to mental health tools and increased communication can help mitigate stress that leads to burnout.

How Consumers can ease your employees’ financial stressors

We know that chronic stress and worry about things such as money can interfere with appetite, sleep, job performance and lifestyle habits. For some, this stress can lead to anxiety, overeating, smoking, alcohol and drug usage—as well as burnout. The Consumers @Work employee-assistance program helps people understand both the basic and advanced personal finance principles, including:

• Setting up a bank account for direct deposit
• How to budget
• What a credit score means and how to improve it
• Ways to reduce debt
• Steps to take toward homeownership
• How to save for your kids’ college
• Strategies for retirement savings
• And much more!

Discover how your employees can benefit from the free Consumers @Work program.

Do you have business banking questions? Contact our knowledgeable commercial loan officers online or call 800-991-2221. We’re also available to help in person at your local Consumers office.