Santos Brasil offers financial education course

Seeking to assist its employees in controlling their expenses in hard economic times, Santos Brasil is organizing a financial education course. Tomorrow (23), the company will bring together 30 people at Tecon Santos - the largest container terminal in South America - to offer tips on how to organize personal finance.

The course is an initiative of the Finance and Compensation & Benefits areas. It is administered in a single three-hour module during office hours, and teaches that with small changes in habits, it is possible to make a more conscientious use of money. "Our goal is to show that by adopting a new behavior, such as buying only what is really needed, going out without the credit card, and giving the right destination to saved money, will reeducate us financially", said the HR and Administration Director Alcino Therezo Junior.

The idea emerged with the worsening economic recession, when there was an increase in applications for payroll loans. The first test was made on September 14, and positive employee feedback led to scheduling new classes for October. The Benefits analyst Aline Miranda says that the content made her rethink her spending and organize her planning. "This course has proved that we can change the way we manage our daily lives, financially guiding our plans and dreams", she says.

Due to high demand, the company is already organizing a new module to address investments. According to estimates of the Credit Protection Service (SPC Brasil) and the National Confederation of Shopkeepers, the number of Brazilians with bad credit rating reached 58.8 million in August.