If you want to bring an employee assistance program to your company, there's one important person you'll need to convince: your CEO. Let us help you sell an employee assistance program to your CEO.
And since they're likely going to want to see all the benefits of workplace wellness initiatives, we've given you a little help.
Here are clear ways to clarify your wellness pitch to your CEO.
How to Sell an Employee Assistance Program to Your CEO:
An EAP is About More than Addiction Now
The standard menu of employee assistance programs has changed. It's not just about addiction assistance. We've seen wellness programs that address addiction and sometimes even financial literacy. But the world at large has realized how much both mental and physical health is affected by our stress levels and personal lives.
With the onset of COVID the corporate wellness world has taken note of that as well. That means offering programs and services that address all areas of life that impacts not only employee health, but their families as well.
And as much as we'd love for everyone to have on site massage (Incorporate Massage's flagship service) there's far more to corporate wellness that is why we created Nivati.
Related: 6 Signs You're a Workplace Wellness Expert
Employee Wellness Programs Should be Customizable
Your business isn't a cookie-cutter company, so why should your employee wellness program be?
(Unless of course, you're in the business of manufacturing cookie cutters. In which case: I and other cookie lovers thank you!)
Wellness programs shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all deal. But in order to know what's going to work best for your employees, you've got to do one thing first: Ask them what they want.
Are they interested in a 24/7 limitless stress and anxiety counseling, smoking cessation program, personal training sessions, on site and virtual guided yoga and meditation? Maybe an HSA or online wellness portal would be most useful.
The point is, you can create the perfect employee assistance program for your employees, but first you have to know what they want in a wellness program.
Related: Check List for Evaluating Your Employee Assistance Program
Can't Go All In? Try Smaller Office Wellness Perks
If a full-scale workplace wellness program isn't in the company budget yet, consider offering smaller health-related perks. Here are some ideas:
- Healthy snacks delivered regularly to the office or even mailed to your remote employees. This can eliminate the mid-day energy slump
- Canine comfort, more and more, companies are letting their employees bring their dogs to work. Whether it’s limited to certain days of the week, or you go full blown kennel mode, dogs can be a great addition to any office.
- Paid leave, to provide employees with a better work-life balance, more companies are offering various forms of paid family-related leave, ranging from maternity and paternity leave to adoption, family and medical leave.
- Consider on or offsite childcare. Your remote employees are adjusting to work life balance and would benefit from assistance within home childcare.
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