A new study reveals that emergency savings accounts, delivered through payroll, can transform financial fragility into financial resilience for millions of working Canadians.
Financial stress costs Canadian employers nearly $70 billion in lost productivity each year. Researchers at Canada's Financial Wellness Lab have introduced a potential solution to reverse this trend.
The Building Financial Resilience Through Employer-Sponsored Emergency Savings Whitepaper, authored by Canada's Financial Wellness Lab in partnership with the National Payroll Institute and CI Wealth, outlines a roadmap for implementing emergency savings accounts through payroll.
For years, Canadians have been feeling the stress of falling further, and further behind financially.
This innovative approach aims to improve financial resilience for millions of working Canadians. Author's summary: Payroll-delivered emergency savings accounts can alleviate financial stress.