Presenteeism and how EAP’s can assist your staff and
business

Speaker(s):

Amanda K Smith

Clinical Director of Amian Employee Assistance Provider
(EAP) Amanda has over 15yrs experience in the field
of EAP and staff support. Amanda sits on the Executive
Committee of EAPA (Employee Assistance Professionals
Association) and works within the public and private
sector.

Following a post-graduate counselling diploma and MA
research in vicarious trauma, Amanda has trained as a
Life Coach and Mediator. A member of the college of
Mediators and The British Association for Counselling
and Psychotherapy she has written articles for a variety
of publications and was a speaker at the 2011 Health
and Wellbeing Conference at the Birmingham NEC.

Event details: This workshop will look at the issue of presenteeism
in the workplace, the cost to the organization and the
individual. It will also explore the importance of effective
communication of employee support provision and how
EAP’s can assist organizations of any size to address
presenteeism and sickness absence. With industry
figures suggesting preseentism is at least 4 times the
cost to an organisation of sickness absence it makes
sense to look at how we support our staff and reduce the
cost to the organization whilst increasing and supporting
employee wellbeing.

One of the questions I am often asked by employers
is “why should I need to be concerned about my
staff’s home related problems, that’s for the individual
to resolve”. As we bring our whole selves to work,
employers who underestimate the cost of life events
and difficulties both inside and outside of work on
their organizations are likely to pay a high cost in
presenteeism as well as sickness absence. Smaller

organizations can often be more vulnerable than larger
companies.

For more information:

• Email Julia Menaul  

Contact phone number 01204 497221 0797 3924 224