Employee assistance programmes
Many employers offer an employee assistance programme (EAP) to staff. This is an employer-paid scheme that allows employees to contact an independent adviser on a confidential basis to discuss any issue that is troubling them, causing stress or interfering with effective job performance or attendance.
Better communication is key to unlocking the value of health and wellbeing benefits
With this month (April) being the start of a new financial year, Paul Avis argues that now is a good...
Writing a parental bereavement leave policy: a guide for HR
Employers should be updating their policies and procedures to take account of the introduction of parental bereavement leave in April....
Businesses focus on emotional and financial wellbeing
Emotional and financial wellbeing programmes are gaining impetus in terms of companies’ strategic focus.
Few employees using mental health and wellbeing benefits
Almost half (49%) of employers agree that poor mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge they are facing,...
Academic staff suffer ‘epidemic’ of poor mental health
There is an “epidemic” of poor mental health among higher education staff, according to Freedom of Information requests gathered from...
Supporting employees who are exposed to traumatic birth
Thousands of women will go through a frightening or traumatic birth, the effects of which will continue to impact on...
In-work poverty and the role of HR
Many UK workers are falling below the poverty line and Brexit uncertainty may be making matters worse. Steve Herbert believes...
Staff question level of mental health support offered by employers
Four in 10 staff say their employer does not offer mental health support in any form, despite increasing awareness of...
Government must fulfil promises to keep carers in work
The government has been urged to act on the Conservative Party’s 2017 pledge to introduce specific employment rights for working...
Comply Direct cleans up with Employee Benefits Award
Packaging, environmental and waste management compliance business Comply Direct landed the Employee Benefits Award at the Personnel Today Awards 2018...
Health secretary: employers must do more on prevention
Schemes such as free fruit in offices, bicycle loans, support for ill employees and counselling should be the new norm...
Mental health presenteeism on the rise
People are more likely to turn up to work despite a mental health problem according to an annual survey of...
EAPs justify investment according to new benchmark
Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) deliver return on investment according to data suggesting that employers can typically save more than £12...
Employee assistance calls for mental health issues rise by nearly a third
Calls made to employee assistance programmes (EAPs) by workers seeking help for a mental health issue have risen by almost...
Two-thirds don’t offer specific mental health support for workers abroad
Just a third of businesses with staff who work abroad have a specific mental health policy in place, a survey...
