An employee assistance program is a work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, referrals, short-term counseling and follow up services to employees who have work or personal-related problems.
Employee assisted programs address various issues that affect mental and emotional well-being such as stress and family problems. Employee assistance counselors also work with managers and supervisors to address employee and organizational challenges.
There are a variety of benefits that come from these programs such as confidentiality, immediate assistance and help with personal issues. Benefits to employers are finding remedies to problems and a reduction in absenteeism. Another benefit is minimizing the cost of health insurance.
To conclude, employee assistance programs are programs that are voluntary work-based programs that offer free and confidential services to employees who have work or personal-related problems. Find out about these services from an HR professional.
