Employee Assistance Program

Burnout, extreme work-related stress categorised by emotional, psychological, and physical exhaustion, is a modern day epidemic across various professions and workplaces. A recent study of 7,500 full-time employees found that 23% of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always, whilst an additional 44% reported feeling burned out sometimes.

It is crucial for companies to proactively address mental health issues in the workplace to prevent burnout, emotional and mental health breakdown, self-harm and/or suicide, etc. One of the ways to assist employees experiencing burnout or burnout symptoms is to encourage them to seek out appropriate professional help. Employee Assistance Programs provided by St John’s Cathedral Counselling Service (SJCCS) consists a variety of services with the aim to foster employees’ well-being and organisation performance.