Staff and Managers
Managers and Staff
Employee Assistance Programme
The new counselling service was active from 1st April 2006.
This is free, confidential support and advice for you and your immediate family. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Your EAP provides support on a wide range of issues including:
- • Unlimited telephone counselling and up to 5 face to face counselling sessions
- • Financial advice - e.g. about mortgage matters, pensions and taxation
- • Debt counselling – providing assistance and recommendations for those with multiple debts
- • Legal advice – from qualified and experienced solicitors on all personal legal issues e.g. matrimonial, consumer and tenancy
- • Citizens’ Advice Bureau information – on a range of issues including consumer enquires, tenancy matters, state benefits and entitlement information
- • Childcare and dependent care advice – e.g. returning to work after children, education choices, taking on a caring role and residential care options.
- • Management consultation – Specialist support and coaching for managers available between 8.00am and 9.00pm.
- • Online support – exclusive access to fact sheets and web links via www.worklifesupport.com/onlinesupport
- Staff log in using user name worklife and password support2. Managers can use user name worklife and password support2m.
The Contact Number is 0800 371 540. Contact can be made at any time (24 hours each day 7 days a week) and individuals will receive the necessary support they need.
Please click on the link below which will take you to the EAP Website
If anyone has any questions about this service then please contact me or any UNISON Steward or Fair Treatment Advisor for further information.
Peter Thomas, Personnel and Administration Manager.