Dive Brief:

• According to a recent survey, employees are more satisfied with their employer's benefits package when wellness programs are in place.
• The 2015 Employee Financial Wellness Survey from Four Seasons Financial Education (FSFE) revealed that employees with no wellness program averaged a rating of 6 on a 10 point scale (10 being the highest).
• Those employees that had wellness programs available, which included financial wellness, averaged 34.5% higher than those without any wellness program available, at a score of 8.1 out of 10.

Dive Insight:

Travis Freeman, president of FSFE, said it was no surprise that when employees are focused on wellness and are shown how to best coordinate and utilize their benefits, they are more satisfied with them.

"This is one of the many benefits of having a wellness program that includes financial wellness," Freeman said.

In the survey, which included over 500 employees around the U.S., respondents were asked to rate their overall satisfaction with their employer’s benefits package.