Benefits and advantages of having an EAP for your business

There are many benefits and reasons why you should be providing an Employee Assistance Programme to your employees.

The advantages of providing an EAP

• Increased Productivity

24% improvement in productivity with the implementation of an EAP.

• Reduced Company Costs

In the US, lost productivity and absenteeism alone, cost businesses $312 billion annually.

• Increased Staff Morale

78% of people in excellent health report being happy in their job, compared to 51% in poor health.

• Lowered Accident Rate

4.1 million working days are lost annually due to workplace injuries. Reference; Reduced Absenteeism - 36% improvement in employee absenteeism.

• Reduced Staff Attrition

According to Employee Assistance Report, between 65-80% of workplace terminations relate to personal reasons. Reference, Employee Assistance Report, 2001

• Improved Staff Performance

With legal/financial, work/life services included as part of the EAP, work loss was avoided in 39% of case.

• Professional Support

According to the 2010 General Social Survey from Statistics Canada, 27 per cent of workers described their lives on most days as “quite a bit” or “extremely” stressful.

Addistional services available with our enhanced "Peak Performance EAP" package

With our Peak Performance EAP you will gain access to an enhanced set of wellbeing tools.

• Mental health first aid courses

• Work health Assessments

• Life & leadership coaching

• Increased counselling sessions

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• How does an EAP work?

• Is an EAP confidential?

• Why you should privide your employees with an EAP