Must-Have Employee Benefit
Employee Purchasing programs offer you a simple way to improve the quality of life of your employees and their families by giving them a responsible, interest-free way to make make major household purchases through payroll deduction.
Give Middle Income Families A Better Way To Buy
Whether your employees have expressed concern about their personal finances or not, they’re eager for help getting ahead financially. When it comes to making large purchases for their household, your company can offer a benefit to make this process easier and more affordable.Here’s How It Works:
Go Online
Your employee chooses from thousands of brand name items.Place Order
They place an order online or by phone.Item Ships
Payments are automatically deducted once the item ships.Zero Risk. No Employer Liability.
Your company is not at risk for having to cover the cost of the purchase, even if your employee leaves your company before finishing the payments. This voluntary benefit is all reward and zero risk.The Unspoken Want Of Your Team
Try as they might, employees struggle to separate their personal lives from the office. Stressors from home, such as financial struggles, can creep into a person’s workday. At any given time, an employee could be worrying about how he or she will be able to pay for a major needed household item.Current Options
When employees need to buy something for their household, they could be forced to use a credit card (charging an average 23% interest), a rent-to-own plan (charging around 100% interest), a payday loan (charging around 400% interest) or a loan from a retirement plan. This brings on tremendous stress.
Facts To Consider
- 36% of working Americans do not have $2,000 or more for an emergency purchase.
- At least 70 million working Americans do not qualify for prime credit.
Reduces Employee Stress
Financial stress hurts employees and employers. Employee Purchasing can be offered as a recruitment and retainment tool by providing a way to minimize this stress.