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.
Employers offer financial wellbeing services, one-off lump sums and loans to help staff with the cost of living.
What can EAP usage and ROI data tell employers about employee wellbeing?
Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are reporting surging demand for their services as employees struggle to cope with the cost-of-living crisis,...
Rehabilitating people while they’re still in work will usually more than pay for itself, argues Malcolm Smith.
As the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and looming recession hits employees’ finances, research has found that almost half of managers believe...
E.ON and Edenred won the Reward, Recognition & Benefits Award for their work on a new employee benefits scheme focused...
The fallout from the pandemic has continued to fuel demand for mental health support, including counselling, a survey has found.
Providers of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are reporting significant rises in calls as they support workers based in Ukraine and surrounding states.
How can HR go the extra mile to ensure that redundant employees are treated fairly and respectfully during a stressful and challenging time?
HR pours cold water on Valentine's Day with warnings about office romances while Dolly Parton showers employees with love in the form of employee benefits.
Reward and recognition schemes will have a key part to play in helping employees feel valued as we emerge from lockdown.
With restrictions possibly being reduced in the weeks and months to come, employers are turning their thoughts again to how...
Employee benefits have already proven their worth during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Steve Herbert believes they’ll become more important to...
More than two-thirds of organisations have introduced new wellbeing benefits to support employees during the coronavirus pandemic, a poll by...
With this month (April) being the start of a new financial year, Paul Avis argues that now is a good...
