Group benefit coverage provides security and peace of mind for employees so that their basic health and dental needs are looked after. However, taking care of team health and prosperity expands beyond simple security.
“Mounting costs of maintaining unhealthy employees, coupled with the expense and disruption associated with staff turnover, is leading many employers to implement a health promotion strategy.”
The Case for Comprehensive Workplace Promotion, Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
- Family issues and parenting
- Nutrition questions
- Child and elder care resources
- Drugs, alcohol, gambling and smoking concerns
- Workplace challenges
- Financial concerns
- Relationship issues
- Legal worries
- Physical health concerns
- Crisis situations
- Depression
- Grief
- Stress
Life Balance Solutions
- Childcare and parenting services: provides information and resources to address childcare needs or concerns
- New parent support services: addresses any questions for imminent parenthood or caring for a new baby
- Elder and family care services: consult with those needing information and support around caring for partners or older relatives
- Legal advisory services: assists employees with professional legal consultation or provides referrals to local lawyers if required
- Financial advisory services: offers advice, support, debt counselling and referrals to community resources
- Relationship solutions: combines support and information when seeking strategies and resources for making relationships work better
- Career development: helps employees identify career direction and choices, access interests and skill sets and develop strategies to enhance work-life balance
- Shift worker support: supports individuals struggling to make working shifts a part of a healthy, rewarding personal and work life
- Pre-retirement planning: provides comprehensive assessments for psychological, emotional and financial needs and employees approaching retirement
- Nutritional counselling: provides individuals with nutritional assessments and consultation to help achieve nutritional goals
- Smoking cessation programs: supports employees in becoming lifelong quitters
For Employee Assistance Programs to be effective, they must be easily accessible, confidential, widely understood and valued by employees. Most EAP providers offer interactive online learning activities that make access quick and simple for workers. They also give information sessions and promotional programs with messaging relevant to both employers and employees.
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