EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Employee assistance programmes seek to improve the health and wellbeing of your staff, decrease staff absence and increase retention as well as assist you to meet your duty of care.

The ever-increasing pace of business life and the growing focus on a performance culture means a high level of pressure on employees, which can have a direct impact on business performance.  This in turn, means the pressure on employers to provide a supportive and healthy working environment has never been greater.

What are employee assistance programmes (EAPs)?

Employee assistance programmes are confidential information and support services designed to assist employees who have work or personal problems that affect all of us at some point in our lives. They include a 24-hour helpline and full EAP's also offer access to face-to-face or telephone counselling, where necessary.

EAP's can also be used to support line managers and HR departments with work-related issues. Although confidential, the management information they generate can be used to help an employer identify potential problems in the workplace.

It is usually formed of the following components:

• Telephone Counselling
• Face to Face Counselling
• Legal and Financial Information
• Online Health and Wellbeing Portal with 24/7 Medical Advice
• Managerial Support

What are the costs involved?

An EAP is available either as a fully integrated package, providing maximum benefit to organisations and their employees, or on a modular as-required basis.

Being able to look after your employees' wellbeing, deliver a valued benefit and exercise a duty of care for your staff for as little as £3 per employee per year is an attractive proposition to more and more employers.

 Why not find out more today …..