Fostering a mentally healthy workplace with EAP

Employees can sometimes struggle to cope with work-related stressors and/or personal concerns. In today's rapidly changing world, mental health issues in the workplace are also becoming increasingly complex.

Providing emotional and psychological support to employees during times of stress or crisis is critical for individual employees’ wellbeing and ensuring the managing of a business-as-usual approach.

Employers also have a legal duty to ensure that the working environment does not harm employee mental health or worsen an existing condition. If an employee shows signs of stress or not coping, it's important to intervene early and remind them about the available support resources, such as an employee assistance program.

What is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?

An EAP is employer-funded support service delivered by an independent provider, which allows your staff to access confidential support for issues that may be affecting their mental health and impacting their attitude, performance or wellbeing at work.

An EAP may be a component of your workplace wellness program.

How WorkPlacePLUS Can Help

WorkPlacePLUS offers a holistic, fully integrated EAP incorporating mental, emotional and physical health education and counselling, designed to confidentially assist your employees with a range of issues in a variety of ways.

EAPs delivered by WorkPlacePLUS provide confidential, solutions-focused support to employees experiencing work or personal issues. For example:

• Organisational change / redundancy

• Workplace conflict / critical work incidents

• Managing difficult behaviours (work or home)

• Natural disasters / disease / trauma

• Relationship / LGBTQIA+ / family issues

• Addictions (e.g. drug, alcohol, gambling)

• Grief / loss / bereavement

• + more

Regardless of whether mental stress is related to work or personal issues, an EAP can provide the critical support that employees may need to proactively address their mental stress before it escalates. An EAP can also support senior managers and business owners, who are under immense strain.

EAPs delivered by WorkPlacePLUS are positioned to deliver innovative, best practice and proactive solutions. Our service delivery model takes into account the four areas of wellness:

• Psychological Health

• Physical Health

• Lifestyle

• Working Environment

For more information, or to activate our EAP program for your workforce, please contact us today.