When an employee is dealing with personal issues such as mental illness, family problems or substance abuse, for example, their working life is bound to be affected in one way or another. Employee Assistance Programmes, or EAPs, are a series of tools designed to benefit both the employee and their employer. By helping their most valuable asset, their workforce, deal with all of life’s unavoidable little ups and downs, employers are also minimising the detrimental effects on their business as a whole.

If you are an employer, there are many ways that EAPs can help your team, which in turn benefits your business. For more information, click here

As an employee, whatever size of company you work for, dealing with issues and concerns both at home and at work can have a detrimental effect on your health and happiness, and a responsible employer will want to help you through such periods, whatever the issue.

An EAP tailored to your individual situation can help - click here for more details