Seventy twopercent of employees say they worry about personalfinances while at work, and one-third say they do so more than oncea week. (Photo: Shutterstock)
When employees are worried about money, that drags on theirability to get their work done—and that can get expensive.
In fact, according to John Hancock's Financial StressSurvey of retirement plan participants, it can cost anemployer approximately $2,000 per employee per year—andthat can add up fast, especially considering that 72 percent ofemployee respondents owned up to worrying about personal financeswhile at work, and one-third say they do so more than once aweek.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
