Employers are taking notice of employees’ financial concerns beyond traditional retirement savings and are expanding their benefit offerings in response.
  • anon_8675309@lemmy.world
    69·
    3 年前

    Stop asking for more benefits. Ask for more money.

    We need to prohibit corporations from offering any benefit at all.

    Universal healthcare, for example, will never happen until corporations are out of the picture completely.

  • SteveEnglish
    52·
    3 年前

    Or you could simply pay people more.

  • e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net
    34·
    3 年前

    Job loss is one of the most common reasons for needing an emergency fund. Any kind of tie between emergency savings and employment is a terrible idea.

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
      20·
      3 年前

      Right? My first response was HELL NO I don’t want my employer having anything to do with my emergency fund

      • abracaDavid@lemmy.world
        9·
        3 年前

        Yeah I want to be able to earn enough money to have my own emergency fund. Every single problem is fixed by paying CEOs less and workers more.

    • unfreeradical@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
      3·
      3 年前

      Also, a health problem is one of the most common reasons for being pushed out of the workforce. Any kind of tie between health care and employment…

  • seaQueue@lemmy.world
    24·
    3 年前

    I’m sure this is going to go over really well when people actually try and use that money.

    “I’m sorry, your claim is denied”

    This feels like just another excuse to offer “benefits” that can’t be used rather than paying people.

      • seaQueue@lemmy.world
        5·
        3 年前

        “Oh. It appears you’ve not used your emergency funds this year, sadly they’ve expired and will be used to pay administrative fees.”

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
    15·
    3 年前

    Unless this is pretax money, I only see downsides to this versus just opening a regular account at your bank yourself and using your direct deposit allocations.

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
      10·
      3 年前

      I could see a case for, like, emergency fund matching. But straight up having your boss control your money? No way in hell are so many workers asking for that. I am highly suspicious of their numbers.

      • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
        2·
        3 年前

        Well, it probably wouldn’t be under the company’s control. My company goes through Fidelity for the retirement account, for example. Even if I leave the company I still have access.