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Why The Fund Is Important

Managers and work colleagues are in a key position to let staff know that we are their in-house charity, offering an efficient and confidential service, to help them get back on track.

Managing absence — reducing anxiety

Non work-related stress, anxiety and depression are significant causes of long-term absence among non-manual staff.

40% of working days are lost due to these pressures. Lack of timely help is one barrier to a return to work and keeping a job.

Find out more: Help and Advice

Increased productivity

Our support will return staff to work quicker, help job retention and maintain your team’s output. Our experience shows that by working on a one-to-one basis with an individual, we can provide a solution far quicker than if that person relied on our their own resources.

But they need to know more about us - here's how.

Supporting the well being agenda

Our help and advice will keep staff morale high and support their work/life balance.

We have trained staff who can provide personal attention and advice and are ready to talk over an issue, whatever it is.

Responding to reducing in-house welfare service

Changes to welfare provision have meant more responsibilities for line managers and contracts with Employee Assistance Providers.

But we continue to be an important source of help for your people too.

The Fund looks at applications holistically and can even provide a home visiting service, or special “Support” letters to staff facing a major problem.

They are now available to download.

Building skills and pride through volunteering

We have more than 1,000 volunteers — helping with our casework, fundraising and acting as contacts in the workplace. We’d love to have more...

Volunteering helps staff development, team building and generates corporate pride.

We couldn’t do what we do without them — your people could be part of our team, expanding their skills while supporting the workforce.

Find out more: Volunteering

Don't just take our word for it

The most senior civil servants in the country are fully behind us.

Read what Sir Gus O'Donnell and other Permanent Secretaries have to say in support of the Fund.

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