Having an EAP or HRP is vital for a company these days and this company will most definetley have a program and aids in place. The Employee Assistance Program provides professional counseling, education, and referral services to employees and their family members.
HR assistance plan and aids are directly related to an accounting company's strategic plan in the sense that it helps the employees of an accounting firm to cope with stress and personal/ workplace problems, thereby boosting their morale and motivation levels and helping such employees to raise their productivity and efficiency levels. Such assistance plan also helps in reducing employee turnover and absenteeism and secures the loyalty of the employees towards the organization. All these factors, in turn, help the organization in building a healthy, well motivated and loyal workforce which is key strategic goal for any business entity. The accounting firm can strategically use its assistance plan and aids to solve a wide range of HR issues, occupational safety and health standards and practices; the promotion of health and physical fitness, medical exams, and the treatment of minor health issues, such as first aid; plant security; publications; food service and recreation activities; car pooling and other available transportation incentives, such as transit subsidies; employee suggestion systems; child and elder care; and counseling services.
Having these programs in place will help to build a stronger employee