How Employee Assistance Programs Can Help Workplace Substance Problems
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are important workplace programs geared to help employees address problems such as with alcohol or drugs. The use or misuse of substances becomes an immediate occupational health and safety concern when an employee’s coordination, concentration, motor control, judgment, and alertness is impaired. When employees can get assistance with addressing the underlying issues, then their workplace performance and their behaviors are likely to improve. Ignoring the matter can result in reduced productivity, decreasing health of the employee and ultimately, the...