Recruitment Advice

More and more organisations are now opting for Employee Assistance Programs, to support their staff and increase productivity in the workplace.

Employee Assistance Programs are offered to employees as a benefit, normally in conjunction with a Health Insurance Plan and are intended to help employees deal with problems that could consequently impact their performance, well-being and health.

Having this service is a massive benefit for any company and helps your employees deal with personal and work related issues 24 hours a day. The service can improve business performance by reducing stress and absence, and increasing efficiency and commitment.

An EAP can offer a number of different services including absence management, stress management and a counselling service. The counselling service can also help with problems such as bullying and harassment in the workplace and can be done either over the phone or face to face.

Research has shown that a massive 12.8 million working days were lost to stress, anxiety and depression during 2004-2005.

Offering this service will also give you an advantage in recruiting new staff members, as it will be an additional benefit to other organisations.

Having this service to offer your employees is not only an investment in your people but an investment in your business!