Benefits of the EAP to your Business

“Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) can help manage stress at work and at home. These programs are set up to handle personal and emotional problems which are interfering with work performance. Stress from outside the workplace such as family illness or death, marital problems or financial concerns can all interfere with our work lives. An EAP will not solve these problems but it can give you advice on managing these stressful situations.”

Source: Stress and Stress and Burnout at Work , a report by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission

Evidence-based outcomes include:

- Overall improvement in staff well being - Productivity gains - Increased morale - Decreased health care and workers compensation - Reduced absenteeism - Improved staff retention

For every dollar they invest in an EAP, employers generally save anywhere from $5 to $16

Source: What Works: Workplaces without Drugs. U.S. Department of Labor (1990)

How the EAP Works

All employees at induction are provided with an information sheet and an EAP card to carry on their person in the event of an incident or need to seek support or counselling.

Each employee and, where approved, member of immediate family, is entitled to a pre-determined number of sessions which are undertaken by registered psychologists. Counselling is available for both work and non-work related issues. The sessions are free to the employee and are covered in contractual cost arrangements negotiated between your business and Psychological Health Interventions. The employees understand the sessions are completely confidential and that the service is provided by their employer at no cost to them.

Where possible the issues are resolved through brief therapy, where this is not possible and following their allocated sessions, or earlier if appropriate, they are referred to the appropriate external agency or support services.

The business is provided with a quarterly report outlining usage and statistics on the number of immediate family vs employees utilising the services and additional statistics on treatment types that maintain anonymity of staff yet allow the business to understand issues affecting its workforce.

Associated Costs

Are dependent on usage. Call 1800 424 635 or email bdm@psychi.com.au with your contact details and name of organisation and we will be in touch to answer any queries in relation to how an Employee Assistance Program can benefit your business.

Call Psychological Health Interventions on Free call 1800 424 635 to find out more on how EAP can benefit your staff and business.