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Support your people with the all-in-one Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) package.
- 24/7 confidential helpline for instant support
- Virtual GP access without the wait
- Goal-focused online counselling sessions
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Everything your people need to feel supported
Practical health and wellbeing support in one complete package, so your employees get complete support. Delivered by the leading EAP service provider in the UK.
- An online wellbeing portal and access to an EAP via the Wisdom app
- Occupational health assessments
- NHS-approved GP access for advice, referrals and fit notes
- Guidance on nutrition, sleep, weight management and more
- MHFA training to help colleagues support wellbeing in the workplace
Round-the-clock confidential wellbeing support
With the employee assistant programme, your staff can get expert help from licensed mental health experts 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Confidential crisis assistance helpline
- In-app live chat with licensed counsellors
- Virtual GP access for medical advice, referrals and fit notes
- Cover for you, your staff and their families for complete peace of mind
- Dedicated menopause support
Reasons to offer your employees an EAP
Support staff wellbeing
EAP services are proven to reduce sickness absence by 25% and depression and anxiety by 84%
Improve workplace morale
When employees feel supported they are happier at work. Boosting morale can improve productivity levels.
Build stronger teams
Give staff practical tools to support colleagues, and managers to mitigate poor wellbeing.
Wellbeing support in your pocket
Staff can use the Wisdom mobile app to access 24/7 support, live chat, wellbeing tools and helpful resources wherever they are.
The Wisdom app helps manage stress, track mood and build healthier habits, while giving you a simple way to support everyday wellbeing.
See how our Employee Assistance Programme supports you and your staff
Your business's success hinges on your people's wellbeing. Bright Wellbeing & Counselling works proactively to prevent issues from affecting your staff from the start.
Give your staff access to:
- Financial coaching to help them maintain healthy financial practices
- Life coaching to support them in navigating life’s ups and downs
- Career and leadership coaching to unlock their full potential
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FAQs
An employee assistance programme (EAP) is a confidential advice service for employees.
Access to an EAP can be provided as part of a benefits package and is designed to help employees deal with personal problems whether they are work-related or not, including financial issues or debt, family-life concerns like bereavements, child and dependent care, and matrimonial issues; legal rights; health and lifestyle concerns, and general worries or anxiety. Telephone advice, face to face counselling and online programmes can be included too.
EAPs are a useful tool for businesses to adopt as more and more of the UK's workforce are looking to their employer to provide wellbeing support.
Having an Employee Assistance Programme, like Bright Wellbeing & Counselling, can lower staff absence levels by as much as 45%.
Last year alone, the number of people on the NHS community mental health waiting list was 1.2 million. Meaning members of your company could be unable to talk to an impartial advisor or be at risk of severely delayed mental health support.
Some EAPs extend to business owners and even their next of kin, so you can use them to improve your own wellbeing which will in turn help you cope with the everyday stresses of running your business.
Whether you’re trained in mental health or not, it’s a lot to take on by yourself. Which is why having access to free, unlimited, and expert support in the workplace is invaluable to both you and your staff.
EAP programmes are not currently required by law. However, they do offer organisations multiple benefits including reducing employee absence and sickness and can improve employee happiness and satisfaction which leads to a lower risk of grievances and disciplinaries.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), mental health is “a basic human right” and “crucial to personal, community and socio-economic development.”
The annual cost of staff mental health to employers is as much as £42 billion a year. So, investing in mental health is vital not only to improve relationships with your staff but to reduce business costs and keep employees engaged. Having an EAP can also help you hire better and stand out in the hiring market as the employer of choice.
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