Workforce Discussion at the National Institute on Retirement Security Conference

The NIRS retirement security conference will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Westin City Center in Washington, D.C., where SLGE President and CEO Joshua Franzel, PhD, will be moderating a panel on workforce issues. Click here to view the livestream.

 

 

Financial Literacy Webinar Recording

Did you know the average employee spends 13 hours per month worrying about personal financial issues while at work? Financial literacy has real impacts on productivity, and yet only 26% of local governments currently offer related training.

If you missed this month’s webinar on SLGE’s financial literacy study, click here to view the report or watch the webinar recording.

 

SLGE in the News

Recent coverage of SLGE workforce research includes articles in Governing on leveraging technology and building a brand around public service, and a column by Barrett and Greene that cited the center’s financial literacy research.

The Morning Pulse podcast also included an interview with SLGE Research Director Rivka Liss-Levinson, PhD, discussing the financial literacy findings.

Retirement confidence survey data from SLGE was cited by the National League of Cities, while other SLGE pension research was covered by Pensions & Investments.

Nudging deferral rates with auto-enrollment in state and local supplemental retirement plans.