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A Great Benefit

Employee Assistance is a Powerful Solution!
Employers have identified our employee assistance services as a welcomed solution when faced with the variety of employee issues from stress and employee conflict to death or trauma in the workplace.

The Soaring Cost of Employee Stress
The soaring cost of employee stress is visible to all.  Stories from major accidents where alcohol/drug use is involved to violence in the workplace headline national news. Employee stress has not only been accepted as a factor, but a constant. In fact, 20% of employees experience stress that affects their job performance. The National Institute of Mental Health indicates that 30% of all absenteeism and 66% of all terminations are related to employee stress. A recent study from the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated the cost of major depression alone to be over $31 billion annually.

A strong employee assistance program can help your company save actual dollars by reducing: 

Absenteeism	Si ck Leave
Worker’s Comp Claims	Time lost on the job
Grievances	Supervisor time with discipline

Meanwhile, an Employee Assistance Program can help your company:

Increase productivity	Retain employees
Strengthen morale	Provide employees with answers to stress