What Makes a Good Employee Assistance Program | Ulliance EAP

What is an EAP and how can it help my organization and my employees? 

An employer-sponsored employee assistance program (EAP) is an intervention program designed to identify and assist employees in resolving personal and work problems that may be adversely affecting their life, such as:

• Marital, financial, or emotional problems
• Family issues
• Substance or alcohol abuse.

EAPs may also offer a wide array of services covering: 

• Basic legal assistance and referrals
• Adoption assistance
• Help finding elder care services
• Wellness programs
• And more

EAP Benefits for Employees

Employee assistance programs provide a range of tools for modern living, providing benefits like:

• Inform on legal, financial and other matters

• COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL counseling

• Assist with locating child & dependent care, personal finance & debt, consumer law and benefits

• Provide wellness resources to promote within your organization

• A custom online portal with thousands of well-being resources

• Support through life's more difficult times such as bereavement, workplace stress, relationship difficulties and redundancy

• Improve well-being and personal development providing new perspectives, skills development, training and life management strategies

• A dedicated Account Manager who provides tools and resources to promote the utilization of your EAP

EAP Benefits for Organizations

Employee assistance programs offer many benefits for organizations, including:

• A single source for many workplace services

• Reduces healthcare claim costs

• Health & Safety legislation compliance 

• Improve productivity and reduce absenteeism

• Manage risk sensitive issues such as stress, bullying and alcohol & drug issues

• More effective management of staff issues

• More efficient team performance

• More effective use of HR

• Softer skills development amongst managers

• Greater understanding of key emotional and psychological staff issues

• Access to expert resource to ensure appropriate and effective responses

• Speedy access to specialist responses when they are most needed 
  

Get a Better Employee Assistnace Program for Your Organization

Does your EAP offer a strong return on investment? How about your wellness, training or career transition programs?

Ulliance is a perfect solution for organizations that value their employees and their bottom line.

Ulliance, complete workforce services — that enhance people and improve business.

For over 30 years, Ulliance has offered a comprehensive range of services that keep employees emotionally and physically healthy. Our services are designed to address the total well-being of the individual — we call them Complete Workforce Services:

• A unique Resolution EAP Model® that reduces healthcare costs

• Student Life Advisor Assistance Programs

• Life Advisor Wellness Programs

• Human Effectiveness Training

• Career Transition Services for both displaced and remaining employees

• Anonymous employee report line – Voice Your Concern

• Organizational Development Consulting including Leadership & Executive Coaching

• Workplace Substance Abuse Services

• Incident and Crisis Management

• And more!

For more information, contact us ► ulliance.com OR 866.648.8326