Bupa to provide free EAP to 'struggling' Thomas Cook employees

'Difficult transition period'

Adam Saville
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Bupa Health Services has announced it is providing the 9,000 Thomas Cook employees impacted by the company's collapse with an employee assistance programme (EAP). Available for free, the EAP will offer confidential counselling on health or mental health issues as well as professional legal and financial advice to those affected by the closure of the travel firm last month. Bupa also attended a job fair at Manchester Airport on 4 October to propose recruitment opportunities within Bupa. Alaana Linney, commercial director, Bupa Health Services said: "As soon as we heard the news abou...

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