Employers failing on addiction support for staff

Four in ten business have no interest in implementing

John Brazier
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Only 4% of UK employers offer dedicated support for addiction to staff, according to research from employee benefits and wellbeing marketplace, Love Your Employees.

Conducted as part of its 5 Pillars of Employee Wellbeing report, the research found that while around half of businesses (54%) have shown interest in implementing addiction support, only 4% have a form of support in place. Furthermore, four in 10 (41%) employers stated that they have no interest in offering addiction support to their employees. The research found that 13% of employers offer counselling for addiction, while 26.3% showed interest in implementing - meaning more than 60% of respondents were not interested in offering addiction counselling. Elliott Smith, co-founder of ...

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