
The TL;DR:
- Workplace stress is one of the leading causes of poor mental health, reduced productivity and increased absenteeism among employees.
- Employee assistance programs (EAPs) help to address workplace stress by identifying stress triggers and offering practical stress management strategies.
- However, alternative EAP providers (like Sonder) go one step further, taking a preventative approach to employee stress by empowering employees to develop healthy lifelong habits that proactively safeguard against moments of crisis.
Employees face a number of challenges in the workplace, from managing competing deadlines to handling difficult conversations. But out of all the challenges they’ll encounter, stress is one of the most common and can have the biggest negative impacts, too.
Recent research from Work Safe Australia reveals that mental stress ranks in the top four serious claims for work-related injuries-accounting for 8.5% of all claims in 2021-22. The good news? Employee assistance programs (EAPs) have a powerful role to play in stress management, helping to foster happier, healthier and more resilient teams.
This blog explores the multifaceted nature of workplace stress and why most employers are turning to alternative EAP providers (like Sonder) to take a preventative approach to stress at work.