Have you noticed some of these behaviors in your employees?

 

  • Erratic periods of high and low productivity
  • Gives improbable excuses for poor performance
  • More claims on company health insurance
  • Excessive tardiness or absences
  • Isolated, withdrawn, talks to self
  • Increased friction with co-workers
  • Grandiose, exaggerates, lies, shows off
  • Family difficulties, separation or divorce

Addictions are a big problem in the workplace:

 

Alcoholism is the most prevalent drug dependency in employees (84%) although cocaine and marijuana also contribute significantly to workplace problems.


Between 10% and 23% of workers use dangerous drugs on the job.


1 in 3 workers knows of       co-workers using illegal drugs before or during work.


Of people entering the work force, 44% have used illegal drugs in the past year.


Alcohol and other drug abuse is costly to United States business --- a dramatic $137 billion to $150 billion annually

Employee Assistance Programs


Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health offers an intervention service for employers in business, industry, and government through the Employee Assistance Programs. The EAP is a broad effort to identify those employees whose problems affect their job performance and to assist supervisors in successfully intervening when job performance has slipped. The program is intended to offer appropriate referral and/or treatment for the employees in order to improve their job performance and/or conduct. In partnership with our community coalitions, Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Service will provide a balanced range of programs that will prevent as well as reduce substance abuse. For more information, call 601-638-0031.

Why should your company have an EAP?


Many companies today are faced with the challenge of creating and maintaining a productive work force while dealing with factors which affect employee job performance or conduct. These factors not only affect the employees well-being, but also affect the cost of goods and services provided by the company.


The Purpose of an EAP:

 

The purpose of the employee assistance program is two-fold:


  1. To identify those employees whose problems affect their job performance.
  2. Assist supervisors in successfully intervening when job performance has slipped.

What can you do to create a more quality environment?

 

Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health offers an Employee Assistance Program and Management Consulting Service to provide your company with a win/win approach to creating an environment which helps you achieve a healthy and productive work environment and has the potential to increase your company's profitability.


3 Reasons for your company to promote a healthier workforce:

 

  1. A necessary concern about your human capital - the health and well-being of your competitive edge
  2. Overwhelming consideration of cost. Wellness and health are the preventive approach.
  3. An aggressive program for promoting good employee relations makes your company attractive to the brightest and best prospective employees.


Addictions are a big problem in the workplace:

 

Alcoholism is the most prevalent drug dependency in employees (84%)

Although cocaine and marijuana also contribute significantly to workplace problems

Between 10% and 23% of workers use dangerous drugs on the job.

1 in 3 workers knows of co-workers using illegal drugs before or during work

Of people entering the work force, 44% have used illegal drugs in the past year

Alcohol and other drug abuse is costly to United States business --- a dramatic $137 billion to $150 billion annually.

Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health offers an intervention service for employers in business, industry, and government through the Employee Assistance Programs. Our EAP services are a broad effort to identify those employees whose problems affect their job performance and to assist supervisors in successfully intervening when job performance has slipped. The program is intended to offer appropriate referral and/or treatment for the employees in order to improve their job performance and/or conduct.


To find out more about how we can help your business, 

please call 601-638-0031.