Updated to flag up that HR can use this policy to encourage staff to make use of the employer’s employee assistance programme during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
We explore the potential impact of workers' exposure to traumatic events and other stressful environments on their families and look at some of the measures that employers can take to support those families.
Employee assistance programmes continue to be popular among employers, our latest research finds, with online resources growing in importance as a feature of schemes.
Where an employee is experiencing stress related to excessive workloads, the presence of a workplace counselling service will not automatically serve to discharge the employer's duty of care in stress claims.
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