b'Partner News Summer 2022 25CorporateWellbeing Manager at St. Jamess Place Wealth Management. It might just be from conversations that people begin to understand the roots of their financial worries.2. Join the conversationEach year, there are various opportunities for employers to take part in wider discussions about financial wellbeing and mental health, such as Mental Health Awareness Week, Stress Awareness Month and Debt Awareness Week.St. Jamess Place is supporting the National Wellness Conversation, which works with organisations to encourage their people to talk more openly about their finances and enable them to tackle concerns, thereby reducing stress levels.3. Offer practical supportCommit to giving employees access to a range of resources during work hoursthis is when they are most likely to access them.Provide things like workshops and content to help employees get a better sense of how to deal with their financial worries, even if its5. Bring in the professionals 1Mental Health Foundation, Mental just information that helps get them started,Employers can engage with wellbeinghealth statistics: stress, 2018 (Online poll says Harriet. providers to conduct one-to-one guidanceundertaken by YouGov, with a sample size of sessions with employees. 4,619 respondents)The periods in which employees can 2Office for National Statistics, Coronavirus decide whether or not they want to renewSt. Jamess Place has a network of financialand depression in adults, Great Britain: certain workplace benefits, such as salaryadvisers who can provide financial educationJanuary to March 2021(Opinions and sacrifice, can be a good time to do this. in the workplace and support people inLifestyle Surveysample size: 4,000 to different circumstances, sometimes in4,500 individuals per week achieved)In the run-up to that window, you can putcollaboration with other wellbeing providers3Money and Pensions Service; Shame, in place a communications plan and/or runused by employers. upbringing and burdening others: why 29m workshops to help people understand thoseUK adults dont feel comfortable talking benefits and what they cost, says Harriet.If an employee wants to talk to someoneabout money despite being worried about Articulating it at the right time is important. but theyre not ready to speak to an adviser,it. November 2020. Sample size: 5,200 UK you can still provide them with useful one- adults.4. Communicate clearly to-one support, Harriet points out. We4Centre for Economics and Business Explaining the various financial rewards andhave partners who will carry out guidanceResearch, Financial wellbeing and schemes you offer in a clear, accessible waysessions with employeesthis can be anproductivity, October 2018can make employees more likely to engageinitial chat rather than advice.with them. The St. Jamess Place Partnership and the titles For more information follow the QR codePartner and Partner Practice are marketing Offer specific sessions about thoseterms used to describe St. Jamess Place rewards and help employees understand therepresentatives. Members of the St. Jamess packages that are financially linked, such asPlace Partnership in the UK represent St. health insurance, protection insurance andJamess Place Wealth Management plc, which discounts with local firms, suggests Harriet.is authorised and regulated by the Financial These things are often overlooked, but theyConduct Authority. St. Jamess Place Wealth can make a real difference to people. Management plc Registered Office: St. Jamess Place House, 1 Tetbury Road, Cirencester, Any information should be communicatedGloucestershire, GL7 1FP, United Kingdom. on a timely basis. Research suggests thatRegistered in England Number 4113955support is more impactful when it is related to circumstance or there are follow-up actions.'