Analysis

EAP counseling can reduce work stress and improve productivity
Employee mental health is becoming an important issue for employers, and one of the ways to help workers is through their employee benefits packages. Here we look at trends, build awareness, and share ideas for benefits managers and brokers.
While a certain amount of stress on the job can be healthy and can even boost productivity, chronic stress can take a toll on workers—though many employer programs don’t provide access to simple-to-use behavioral health services, according to Ginger’s 2019 Workforce Attitudes Towards Behavioral Health Report.
Ginger, which provides on-demand behavioral health services via an app, partnered with Dimensional Research to survey 1,214 U.S. workers, and found that 83 percent of workers experience stress on a regular basis, and 45 percent of workers under 40 experience “extreme stress” on a daily basis. Half of the workers surveyed missed at least one day of work per year due to behavioral health challenges.
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