Evolving Employee Assistance Programs for a Young Workforce
Going beyond standard EAPs to offer pet insurance and much more.
Every year employees seem to have unique new requests for their employers, from standing desks to nap pods at work. What’s next—pet insurance? Actually, yes.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) have been around in different capacities since the early- to mid-1900s and originally tackled occupational alcoholism. EAPs now give employees access to short-term counseling and referral services to keep workplace populations happy, productive and successful.
Modern workplaces, however, have changed and evolved dramatically since EAPs first emerged, and employee insurance plans now often fail to cover the full range of employees’ needs in a way that meets their preferences. Familiarity with the resources offered by more robust, independent EAPs will help brokers connect employers to providers and keep businesses ahead of the pack, support employees with the best services available and deliver benefits in an appealing, convenient way.
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