Helping Out Employees in Times of Need

Although you might not see your employees much outside of work, there’s no denying that they also have personal lives.

In fact, things that are happening in their personal lives can often affect their performance at work. While the simplest thing to do might be to tell your employees to leave their personal issues at home, it’s not necessarily the most effective thing to do. Separating work and home life isn’t so simple, especially when someone is dealing with a big issue that may be difficult to ignore during the day.

Another option is to provide support for your employees to help them deal with their problems and cope while at work.

 

Provide Financial Assistance

 

One of the possibilities available is to provide financial assistance to your employees when it might be useful to them.

This could include extending a number of offers to help, including allowing employees to take an advance on their wages or to access a loan or even a hardship grant from the company. You can also provide outside resources for them to access, or consider offering access to financial advice services. This type of help could make it easier for your employees to deal with money worries that could affect their work.

 

Give Them Emotional Support

 

You don’t have to be a personal shoulder to cry on if you want to support your employees emotionally. If you want to give them the resources to deal with personal issues and mental health problems, there are several ways to do it.

One option is to offer counseling services to those who may need them, or similar services to help your employees work through personal issues. Again, you can also provide them with relevant information to access outside sources. You can also ensure they have good health coverage so they can afford therapy and other mental health treatments when necessary.

 

Offer Legal Advice and Support

 

An employee who is experiencing legal issues is not necessarily something you want to deal with.

However, when you have a valued employee who is facing legal trouble, you might want to do what you can to help them solve it so that you can keep them on at the company.

You could help by providing legal representation, using a firm such as KMH&L Lawyers for criminal cases or even finding lawyers to help with civil cases. You could help employees access legal advice, legal aid and other resources. Their legal issue doesn’t have to relate to their job for you to offer help.

 

Be Flexible with Working Hours

 

Another way to support employees in crisis is to be understanding when it comes to working hours.

Allowing someone to come into work a little late or leave early, being understanding about doctor’s appointments, or being flexible with time off to deal with bereavement or any other issue are all options. You can show that you are a caring employer, and your employees will be able to concentrate on what they’re doing when they are at work.

Discuss each of these options with an attorney, to make sure that you understand your legal risks and obligations.

Provide support to your employees in their times of need, and they will appreciate you and work hard when you need them to.

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