Financial wellbeing to drive business outcomes

Wagestream was founded in 2018 when CEO Josh Vernon saw one of his friends get into trouble after using a payday loan to buy a fridge. Over the past 3 years Wagestream has grown to become the mission-led responsible experts in financial wellbeing, providing innovative solutions such as earned wage access, pre-pay savings and 1:1 live chat financial coaching to solve the number one concern of hospitality employees - financial stress.

Backed by social impact charities and industry bodies – Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) Social Tech Trust, Barrow Cadbury Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Fair by Design and Big Society Capital – it’s our mission to make money simple not stressful, ensuring everyone has the tools they need to secure their financial futures. We support more than 750,000 employees across the globe at organisations such as Hungry Jack’s, Pizza Hut, Brewdog, Leon and many more.

Mad Mex: focusing on wellbeing to boost recruitment

Aug 02, 2022

It’s perhaps never been more competitive to recruit new team members in the QSR industry. Staff shortages are well reported and in the face of such challenging conditions, some QSRs like Mad Mex are doubling down on their wellbeing offering to set themselves apart to potential candidates.

How QSRs can tackle cost of living crisis

May 16, 2022

The rising cost of living and inflation are dominating the news at the moment. For the QSR industry, this undoubtedly has an impact on staff with one in four already reporting to AMP that they’re moderately or severely financially stressed.

Evolving wellbeing programs: Is it more effective to focus on prevention rather than cure?

Apr 27, 2022

The way employers deliver wellbeing initiatives is maturing.

Could wellbeing initiatives help you win the war for talent?

Apr 12, 2022

Throughout 2022 we’ve seen numerous reports of labour shortages across industries like hospitality, retail and QSR. An article in SMH called it a critical shortage while another article in the ABC said things were on a knife’s edge.

How a financial wellbeing program has helped Honest Burgers recruit faster and fill more shifts in the UK

Feb 10, 2022

From struggles to recruit, mounting unfilled shifts and increases in staff stress, Covid-19 has created challenges for QSRs around the world.

How QSRs can create flexibility for customer-facing workers

Dec 16, 2021

There’s a lot of talk about flexibility at work, but what about workers who can’t work from home?

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