Employee Assistance Programme

Given the difficulty of balancing life/ work needs, some employees find the practical and emotional advice from an EAP helpline critical to their well being.

An Employee Assistance Programme is a risk management service that should help you manage stress related illnesses in the workplace. This can be particularly important during a reorganisation or changes in management.

The programme is also able to provide you with important anonymised grouped data about the issues employees are facing.

By providing employee’s with 365 day/ 24 hour phone line, which is manned by experienced and confidential counsellors, an Employee Assistance Programme can remove stress and provide trusted advice in areas such as


	Financial		money management; debt; mortgage arrears; child support

	Legal		consumer complaints; insurance claims; neighbour disputes; motoring offences; child custody; divorce law

	Relationships		family; work; partners

	Family care		childcare and eldercare; education; financial concerns; state benefits and allowances

	Work		career matters; contracts; maternity; harassment; dealing with your boss; pressure

	Health		ill health; drugs and alcohol; stress

An Employee Assistance Programme can also include face to face counselling sessions and is supported by promotional literature, posters and information on your company’s intranet.