EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
WHAT IS AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)?
An employee assistance program is an employee benefit program that assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being. EAPs can generally offer free and confidential short-term counselling sessions for employees and their immediate household members.
It looks at issues which may be affecting their life, which in turn can affect their work performance and, by default, the productivity of the company. It can help with the following:
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Absenteeism
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Time Management or Motivation
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Managing Stress and anxiety
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Problems between employees
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Decrease in Morale
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Communication
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Redundancy
HOW CAN AN EAP HELP MY EMPLOYEES?
An EAP can give your employees a way to cope with personal issues that an have a negative impact on their job performance, such as work-related stress or problems outside the workplace. With an EAP employees have access to a qualified and registered counsellor either in person or by telephone as necessary. Employees are one of your most valuable resources. When they are not working to full capacity, your business suffers.
HOW CAN AN EAP IMPROVE MY BUSINESS?
Businesses (small to medium enterprises in particular) often see immediate improved outcomes once introducing an EAP. A businesses bottom line can rapidly suffer due to decreased performance, productivity and workplace negativity. The impact on a small business can cause severe damage if they do not seek effective measures to rectify such issues. An employer that invests in their staff by providing an effective EAP can help both themselves and employees by lowering risk and liability, help decrease workers' compensation claims whilst also improving employee satisfaction, and reduce the stress small business owners experience when managing numerous responsibilities with little support.
I’D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INTRODUCING AN EAP TO MY BUSINESS
Book a FREE 15 minute Employee Assistance Inquiry Call with us to discuss how an EAP can benefit your business.
During the call, Vee Vinci, Counsellor and Founder of HeadQuarters Counselling Services (HQCS) will:
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Workshop your main issues as an organisation and how HQCS can support you in addressing them.
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Provide you with an overview of services offered by HQCS including 1:1 counselling, professional development, crisis counselling, mediation and bespoke learning solutions.
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Discuss pricing and expectations of partnering with HQCS.
