When your employees are distracted by challenging personal issues, it can be difficult for them to focus at work — and vice versa. However, they may not always wish to, nor may it be practical, to confide in someone at work.

By offering a confidential and independent EAP to your employees and their partners, family members and those close to them, they can find the information and support they need, to help them gain a better work-life balance and ensure that their contribution in the workplace is not compromised.

Put yourself in their shoes. For example, what would you do if:

• You discovered that one of your children was using drugs?
• Your partner asked you for a divorce?
• You couldn’t pay your credit card bills?
• You had problems at work and no-one to confide in?
• Your elderly father became unable to look after himself?
• You were struggling to balance your work and personal life?
• Your new extension was half-built and the builders went out of business?
• Your grief over a parent's death just wouldn't go away?
• You wanted to find a local childminder?

Employee Advisory Resource’s highly trained and qualified specialists are readily available to put their knowledge and expertise on such issues at your employees’ disposal. They can help provide practical information in the form of telephone information, fact sheets, specialist information packs and short-term counselling on a wide range of issues.

Employee Advisory Resource subscribes to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s Code of Ethics and Practice and the standards established by the Employee Assistance Programme Association to ensure the utmost confidentiality and protection for employees using the EAPs.