EAP Resources
EAP Resources
UK EAPA has published a range of documents and guides to assist with the commissioning or delivery of EAPs. The EAP resources will help facilitate a conversation for the issues relating to EAPs and wellbeing in the workplace.
Welcome from EAPA Chair, Karl Bennett
EAP provision to family members and tax
EAPA Believes that Black Lives Matter
EAP Buyers Guide This guide is designed for organisations that wish to buy a new or review of an existing EAP and includes information on the type, format and remit of EAPs.
Counsellors guide to working with EAPs
EAPA Insight reports
Focusing On The Job Report 2025
UK EAPA – Securing the future of the EAP Report 2024
EAPA UK – Holding it Together report 2023
How EAPs are a highly effective complement to the NHS services
EAPA UK-How EAPs are a highly effective complement to the NHS
IES – Demonstrating the effectiveness of workplace counselling
EAP effectiveness & return on investment calculator
Covid-19: Useful resources
EAPA UK Survey of Counsellors Experience during the Covid Pandemic
EAPA UK – statement in response to COVID
UK EAPA factsheet – Responding to the Trauma of the Covid-19
EAPA Statement, COVID-19 Resources and position statements from EAPA UK member organisations
EAP effectiveness & return on investment calculator
IES report: Designing and testing a return on investment tool for EAPs – the final report on the EAPA-commissioned ROI tool.
EAP research update: A new EAP calculator to demonstrate the value of EAPs– a summary report of EAPA-commissioned research by the Institute of Employment Studies
EAP research report: The evolution of employee assistance: investigating the use, impact and reach of EAPs in today’s organisations – a summary report of EAPA-commissioned research by The Work Foundation.
EAPA research summary: The effectiveness of EAP counselling interventions – a summary report of EAPA-commissioned research from CORE-IMS
EAPA Factsheets
EAP Market Watch Report – The EAP Market Watch Report presents an overview of the reach and coverage of EAPs in the UK today.
UK EAPA factsheet – Managing traumatic events in the workplace
UK EAPA factsheet – Mental health in the workplace
UK EAPA factsheet – Domestic Violence and EAPs
What is an EAP?
An EAP is a strategic and cost-effective workplace programme that is designed to assist productivity and attendance issues within the workplace and support employees to identify and resolve personal concerns that may affect job performance.
These issues might include health, marital, family, financial, alcohol, drug, legal, emotional, stress, or other personal issues.
EAPs act as a gateway to a wide range of services and support functions, including:
- Counselling and other short-term psychological services
- Money advice and debt management
- Child and eldercare information services
- Legal information and guidance
- Information on emotional, work-life and workplace issues
- Management referrals and support.
- Management information on interventions
Over the years EAPs have become an integral tool in an organisation’s attempts to engage employees and support the health and wellbeing of its workforce.
For the latest information on the tax status of EAPs, please refer to the HMRC website.