Feature: Health in The Workplace
Supervisors and managers
should not be afraid of discussing such issues openly with their team and reassuring them that there is support available just as they would with a mental health concern or a family bereavement. When an individual feels that their employer understands their misuse and that they are not being stigmatised, they are much more likely to seek support and reduce their drinking.
Support There are all types of support mechanisms that employers can put in place for employees who are misusing substances:
• Counselling – either in work time or out of it. Local charities can offer reduced rate counselling, which has proven effectiveness in this field and can support an individual to overcome the causes behind their substance misuse.
• Time to attend appointments. Where an individual has a more severe dependency issue they may need to take time out to attend appointments or even to have a medically supervised detox. This should be supported like all other long-term absences.
• Signposting to appropriate agencies. There are local support agencies in most areas across the UK that can provide your staff and their families with the support they need to overcome the impact of misuse.
Learn Like all wellbeing issues the most important tip is to learn from problems you do encounter. Increasing awareness among the
wider workforce about the impact of alcohol misuse is an effective preventative measure, for example making alcohol awareness information (such as how much alcohol constitutes a unit) readily available in the workplace. Upskilling your managers and supervisors is also an important mechanism for supporting your staff and reduces the stigma felt by those who might be drinking at harmful levels, thereby increasing the chances of them accessing support. Finally, having robust policies,
procedures and strategies around alcohol, other drugs and wider workplace wellbeing is crucial to ensuring your organisation isn’t wasting days to hangovers!
A charity with over 35 years’ experience, uniquely qualified to help your business support your staff with a wide variety of wellbeing issues including alcohol and drug misuse.
We: • train front-line managers • attend workplace wellbeing events, to talk with staff • offer competitive counselling rates
• consult on policies and procedures relating to alcohol and drug misuse
01302 360090
info@doncasteralcohol.co.uk
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Employees should not feel afraid of discussing serious issues with supervisors
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