Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

An EAP is a professional and confidential counselling service for employees and their immediate families.

EAPs are designed to help employees cope with problems that may be impacting upon their effectivness in the workplace. Providing an EAP to your staff sends a clear message that people are a valued and important resource.

Benefits for your organisation include:

• Improved management practices through access to professional assistance

• Decreased unplanned absenteeism

• Increased staff morale and staff retention

• Reduced likelihood of compensation claims

• Improved employee motivation

• Increased employee commitment

• Improved employee relations

 

Benefits for employees and their families include:

• Professional assistance with personal and work-related problems

• Access to short-term, focussed interventions

• Support to address issues that are interfering with workplace performance

• Opportunity to discuss problems with an independent third party in a confidential environment

For more information on the extensive range of people management solutions offered by APM, contact your local APM office on 1300 668 380.