What is an EAP and how can it benefit your organisation?
A correctly positioned Employee Assistance Programme provides your organisation, and its most vital asset, its employees, with a unique resource. It combines staff healthcare and employee assistance across a range of supporting services such as locating childcare, financial or legal advice, bereavement support and counselling.
Benefits for Employees – A range of tools for modern living
- Inform on legal, financial and other matters.
- Assist with locating child & dependent care, personal finance & debt, consumer law and benefits.
- Support through life’s more difficult times such as bereavement, relationship difficulties and redundancy.
- Improve wellbeing and personal development providing new perspectives, skills development and life management strategies.
Benefits For Line Managers – Expert resources to aid effective management
- Professional Consultation - at the end of the phone to complement HR, management and peer support.
- Managing Performance - Supporting effective identification and response to staff productivity and absence.
- Managing Risk - Expert advice and assistance in dealing with alcohol & drug cases, bullying & harassment, stress, grievance and disciplinary actions.
- Managing Oneself - Personal support with stress and anger management, relationship development, team building and personal skills enhancement.
- Managing Situations - “Coaching” through appraisals and difficult interviews.
For the Organisation – Access to specialist resources
- Comply with Health & Safety legislation.
- Improve productivity and reduce absenteeism.
- Manage risk sensitive issues such as stress, bullying and alcohol & drug issues.
- More effective management of staff issues.
- More efficient team performance.
- More effective use of HR and line management time.
- Softer skills development amongst managers.
- Greater understanding of key emotional and psychological staff issues.
- Access to expert resource to ensure appropriate and effective responses.
- Speedy access to specialist responses when they are most needed.
Please feel free to email brian@health-matters.co.uk to explore what EAP options are available for your organisation.
