EAP - Employee Assistance Programme
"Employers are legally required to assess and take measures to control the risk of stress related ill health arising from work acitives" (Health & Safety Executive"
"Each case of workplace stress leads to an average of 31 lost working days"(CIPD)
"Conflict between employees is a common cause of time off work"As an experienced European HR Manager, working for several highly respected commercially focused companies within B-2-B, Manufacturing and retailing, I am very aware of how important it is to keep a healthy and emotionally fit workforce in place - from both a financial point of view and from a PR prospective. Very often the deciding factor for an employee to join and remain with a company is not the pay alone, but what
benefits they offer - and research has shown that companies with an active EAP(
Employee Assitance Programme) have a winning advantage.
The EAP service focuses on providing quantifiable savings to companies. Those staff having used the service have returned to work far earlier than expected - great for the employee and also for the company
The service is paid for by the employer at very reasonable rates and offers:
Mediation service -either on or off site at a time convenient to you - especially useful in cases of alleged harassment to avoid cases of discrimination and employment tribunals. A Tribunal will look more favourably on a company who has provided an external mediation service to resolve internal issues
Performance Management -helping to build self esteem and confidence in new and established managers
EAP can be contacted via:
Telephone / email contact details are offered to all your staff and they are free to contact The service at any time to discuss financial, personal or work related concerns. The identity of the person making the call and nature of their enquiry is obviously confidential, however, I will provide a quarterly breakdown of categorised calls for your business planning. I will be pleased to discuss rates for this service which is made on a quarterly contract and requires just 30 days notice to cancel. The fact that you offer this service is very influential to an Employment Tribunal should you ever be unfortuante to be subject to a claim from an employee.
Ad Hoc programmes. If your company requires a more indepth change management, performance management review I will be pleased to quote for a one off project.
ER Service - this service is ideal if you are a small company without the benefit of a HR dept, but are experiencing problems with attendance to work, lateness or grievances being raised. I will come to your premsies, work with the relevant manager and mediate between the employee and the company. I will prepare all legally required documentation - sending letters to the employee on your behalf and sit in on any appeal process to ensure you are legally compliant and avoid litigation.
Please contact me with your enquiry and I guarantee to respond to you within 24 hours - usually sooner
Blue Anchor is an associate company that offers tailor made training solutions and has a variety of programmes available for getting redundant employees the best prospect of gaining new employment. Brian Ablett, who heads this organisation, will be pleased to discuss your requirements and devise a tailor made course - "www.blueanchor.net"
