Employee Counselling Today: Volume 1 Issue 1

Counselling in the workplace: a review and thoughts for the future

V. Orlans

Discusses the need for counselling in the workplace, therecognition of that need, and the requirements for counselling schemes.Considers the definition of counselling, counselling…

Counselling at Courage

N. Tehrani

Discusses the use of counselling skills and referral within onecompany – Courage. Examines performance appraisals, thedisciplinary interview, confidentiality, respecting the…

Counselling working mothers: a new challenge for employers

S. Courtault

Considers the continuing discrimination against pregnant women incompany attitudes. Discusses maternity leave and the EmploymentProtection Act, problems working mothers encounter…

The British Association for Counselling

E. Davies

Considers the role of the British Association for Counselling incounselling provision. Examines what the BAC considers to be the meaningof counselling. Describes the foundation…

Marital stress at work

P. Bachelor, M. Thorburn

Discusses the disruptions in health and work caused by marriagebreak‐up and relationship difficulties. Discusses ways managers canidentify relationship problems in others…

British Telecom’s counselling initiative

H. Beddoe

Examines the nature and reasons for introducing counselling atBritish Telecom. Discusses the changes in culture in BT brought about byprivatisation, first steps to introducing…

Stopping smoking at work

M. Raw

Considers the changing attitudes towards employees′ health whichare leading to the introduction of health programmes, particularly forsmoking. Examines smoking policies at work…