The Good Day at Work Conversation 2019 was a truly extraordinary event that challenged, inspired and created dialogue around breakthrough health & wellbeing ideas, thinking and innovations.
This presentation contains the slides from the main room of 2019's conversation, which hosted the likes of Bruce Daisley, Dr Pippa Grange, and Adam Kay.
2. Prof. Cary Cooper
Founder, Robertson
Cooper & University of
Manchester
Welcome
Prof. Ivan Robertson
Founder, Robertson Cooper
Karen Leftley
Good Day at Work
Host
3. Bruce Daisley
EMEA VP of Twitter, author and host of
the Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat podcast
Keynote
Rediscovering the joy of work
39. Making work better panel
Dr Heidi Edmundson
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Host:
Bruce Daisley
EMEA VP of Twitter,
author and host of the
Eat, Sleep, Work,
Repeat podcast
Tom Kegode
Lloyds Banking Group
Prof. Cary Cooper
Robertson Cooper
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84. Innovation isn’t easy
How to lead a team
with Psychological
Safety
Parallel Session 1
Barbirolli Room
Nick McClelland
Mercer Marsh Benefits
Challenging the
Wellbeing Mindset
Choir Foyer
Philip Chin &
Juliet Harris
Publicis Groupe
Let’s talk mental
health – driving
culture change in
the ‘Mad Men’ world
Circle Foyer
Tom Kegode &
Aidan Webb
Lloyds Banking Group
Charles Halle Room
Nicky Runeckles
Monticola Consulting Ltd
‘Watch the short film
‘Skin’ and participate in
a discussion on the
future of digital health’
85. How to ensure your mental
health and wellbeing
investment delivers results
for employees personally
and your business
Lunch Break in Circle Foyer
Parallel Session 2 Resumes at 12:45
Barbirolli Room
Jeanette Makings
Close Brothers
New insights into
the state of the
UK’s financial
wellbeing
Choir Foyer
Karen Johnson
Barclays Corporate
Banking
‘This is Me’ – Building
a person-centred
mental health
support network
Circle Foyer Charles Halle Room
Nicky Runeckles
Monticola Consulting Ltd
‘Watch the short film
‘Skin’ and participate in
a discussion on the
future of digital health’
Jack Evans
Robertson Cooper
86. H E A L T H W E A L T H C A R E E R
A G O O D D A Y A T W O R K
C H A L L E N G I N G T H E
W E L L B E I N G M I N D S E T
September 2019
Nick McClelland
104. How to ensure your mental
health and wellbeing
investment delivers results
for employees personally
and your business
Lunch Break in Circle Foyer
Parallel Session 2 Resumes at 12:45
Barbirolli Room
Jeanette Makings
Close Brothers
New insights into
the state of the
UK’s financial
wellbeing
Choir Foyer
Karen Johnson
Barclays Corporate
Banking
‘This is Me’ – Building
a person-centred
mental health
support network
Circle Foyer Charles Halle Room
Nicky Runeckles
Monticola Consulting Ltd
‘Watch the short film
‘Skin’ and participate in
a discussion on the
future of digital health’
Jack Evans
Robertson Cooper
105. How to ensure your mental
health and wellbeing
investment delivers results
for employees personally
and your business
Parallel Session 2
Barbirolli Room
Jeanette Makings
Close Brothers
New insights into
the state of the
UK’s financial
wellbeing
Choir Foyer
Karen Johnson
Barclays Corporate
Banking
‘This is Me’ – Building
a person-centred
mental health
support network
Circle Foyer Charles Halle Room
Nicky Runeckles
Monticola Consulting Ltd
‘Watch the short film
‘Skin’ and participate in
a discussion on the
future of digital health’
Jack Evans
Robertson Cooper
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The growing recognition of financial wellbeing
Professor Sir Cary Cooper
Leading expert on workplace
wellbeing
Although many businesses
have made great strides to
look after the mental wellbeing of
their employees over the last decade,
not as many have supported their
financial wellbeing.
Physical
FinancialMental
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What is financial wellbeing?
• Control over day-to-day finances
• Being able to absorb financial shock
• On track to achieve financial goals
• Having the financial freedom to make the choices to
enjoy life
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7 areas of financial health
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Budgeting & Planning
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Debt
3
Protection
4
Retirement
4
Property & mortgages
4
Savings & investments
7
Tax
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Measuring the UK’s workplace financial wellbeing
• 1,000 organisations
• UK
• All regions
• All sectors
• 5,000 of their employees
• All ages
• All wealth levels
Financial Wellbeing Index 2019 research
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Insight in each area
Debt Protection
• 33% have done nothing
• 22% don’t have a rainy
day fund
• 28% more only have one
that would cover 1 month
• 77% don’t have a current
will
• 4% have registered an
LPA
Budgeting &
planning
• 55% don’t have a plan
• 62% of females
• 60% of 35-54
• 22% more have a plan
but haven’t updated it
recently
• 35% don’t budget
• 3% use app/ online tools
• 12% debt is significant
issue
• 14% for women
• 17% for millennials
• 6% had ‘bad’ debt ie pay
day loans
• 7% had ‘bad’ debt ie rent/
loan arrears
49 68 43
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Insight in each area
Savings &
investments
PropertyRetirement
• 36% feel financially
prepared for retirement –
54% aged 55+, 26% women
• 43% confident retire at
desired age – 58% aged
55+, 33% women
• 62% will rely on workplace
pensions, 71% aged 55+,
51% millennials
• 24% working in retirement
• 16% inheritance
• 27% housing costs > 50%
monthly income incl 10% >
70% monthly income
• 34% for millennials
• 65% without home want to
get on property ladder, 80%
millennials
• Cash & Cash ISA/LISAs
most popular to save for
house deposit – 42%, 56%
for millennials
• 10% have no savings goals,
7% millennials
• 54% only confident achieving
short term goals
• 45% medium, 37% long term
• 55% only confident choosing
suitable short term savings
product – 49% & 43% for
medium & long terms
50 61 54
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Insight in each area
Money
worries
Tax
• 37% don’t know what tax
allowances/ reliefs available
• 38% more don’t know if they
are using them
• CGT is least understood tax
- 5% understanding it
completely
• 15% don’t know if they need
to complete a tax return –
21% women
• 51% happy with state of
finances – 52% millennials
• 77% worry about money –
85% millennials, 83%
women
• 3 biggest money worries:
1. Funding retirement
2. Paying off debts
3. Coping if lost job/
reduced income
49 57
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The gender divide
47% Worry about money 32%
£39k Pension savings £119k
48% Unprepared for retirement 25%
48 UK financial wellbeing index 59
1/3 Confident in choosing financial products 1/2
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The age divide
18-34 55+35-54
51UK financial wellbeing index 6152
£44kPension savings £153k£87k
£15kAve non-pension savings £42k£26k
52%Happy with finances 59%47%
53%Worry about money 20%36%
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The impact on employers
77% of employees admit that
money worries impact them at work
which is clearly bad for business
22%
Reduced
productivity
22%
Loss of talent
19%
Higher absences
19%
Demand for
higher salary
48%
Fewer people
retiring
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Employer’s position
Current financial
wellbeing strategy
Top reasons for not
having a financial
wellbeing strategy
Top offerings to improve
financial wellbeing?
48% have no financial
wellbeing strategy
26% have a limited strategy
18% have a comprehensive
strategy
37% employers say it’s
not a top priority
26% don’t have the budget
24% don’t see the value in it
28% offer retirement seminars
26% offer Employee Assistance Plan
20% offer discount vouchers
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Components needed to improve financial health
Engage
employees with
financial health
Financial
education
– across all 7
areas, not just
workplace
benefits
Access to advice
& range
of savings
solutions
Fair reward
& suitable
benefits
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Engaging employees with financial health
Success is…. comms that are:
1. Clear
2. Relevant
3. Personal
4. Arrive at the right time
5. Inspire employees to act
Success means ………
coordination and an ongoing commitment
Easy
implementation
Targeted
/ personal
Timing
Promoters /
champions /
forums
Examples
Multi-channel
& choice
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Thank you &
questions
129. Bruce Daisley talks to Dr Pippa
Grange, Head of People and Team
Development at the Football
Association
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131. Bruce Daisley talks to Dr Pippa
Grange, Head of People and Team
Development at the Football
Association
132. Personalised mental health and
wellbeing – a force for good?
Host:
Nicky Runeckles
Founder, Monticola
Consulting Ltd
Dr Iain
Brassington
University of Manchester
Law School
Prof. Cary
Cooper
Founder,
Robertson Cooper
& University of
Manchester
Dr Judith
Grant
Mace
Dr Wolfgang
Seidl
Mercer Marsh Benefits
134. Adam Kay
Award-winning comedian, ex-NHS doctor,
TV writer & Sunday Times best-selling
author and columnist.
Keynote
This is Going to Hurt –
Good Days and Bad Days at work