This document provides an overview of employee counselling. It defines counselling as a therapeutic process to help and support people through difficult times. Employee counselling is needed when there are issues like unrealistic targets, excessive workload, absenteeism, or performance problems. Counselling can be developmental, conducted by supervisors, or disciplinary, conducted by HR. The counselling process involves identifying needs, preparing, conducting the session, and following up. Counselling aims to be empathetic, respectful, and help employees develop action plans to improve performance and productivity.
2. EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING
COUNSELLING
COUNSELLING IS A THERAPEUTIC
PROCESS OF PROVIDING HELP AND
SUPPORT TO PEOPLE TO FACE AND
SAIL THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES IN LIFE.
IT HELPS PEOPLE TO SEE THINGS FROM A
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT AND ENCOURAGE
THEM TO DRAFT THEIR
ACTION PLAN.
4. NEED FOR EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING
AT WORKPLACE
WHEN
Unrealistic Targets
Excessive Workload
Absenteeism and Late Coming
Lack of awareness of policies &
procedures
Performance Issues
Slipping Deadlines
Career Problems
6. Face to Face communication
Conducted by Immediate Supervisor
Starts with a verbal discussion
Ends with draft plan of action
First action step
7. Pre Penalization
Conducted By Human Resource department
Starts with a warning/letter
Ends with draft plan of action
Second action step (if developmental
counselling fails)
8. Need for counseling can be identified by HR as
well as supervisor.
HR discusses the issue with the relevant
supervisor and continuously ask for feedback
Discuss and agree a plan of action with
supervisor.
Schedule and jointly conduct the counseling
session
Conclude the counselling session with warning
(if required)
Follow-up the action plan and feedback to the
supervisor
Monitor developments
9. EVALUATIVE – Make judgments based on what
you have heard and suggest answers.
SUPPORTIVE – Offer general sympathy.
PROBING – Find out more information.
REFLECTIVE – Try to feed back your listener’s perception
of what has been said in order to check its accuracy.
INTERPRETATIVE – Interpret what you have heard
without checking the accuracy of what you have heard.
10. The best counselor uses a combination of
reflective and probing responses as this
encourages staff to think through a
problem and come with own solution
Ultimately, the best style is the one which
suits your situation
12. Observe the situation, events or issues
Compare the current situation with the desired
one
Focused and two way communication
Interactive session
13. Select a suitable place and notify the time.
Notify the concern members well in advance.
Organize Information.
Outline the session components.
Plan your counselling strategy.
Establish the right atmosphere.
14. Opening the session
Discussing the issue
Developing the plan of action
Recording and closing the session
15. Support subordinates to implement their plan
of action
Review plan of action to determine if the desired
results were achieved
Amend the plan of action if required
Measures after session include follow up
counselling and informing the high-up.
17. Decrease costs related to turnover, absenteeism
Improvement in employee performance
Increase in productivity
Manage behavioural problems brought about by
organizational change
Helps in superior decision making
Assist in understanding the situation more
objectively
Facilitates to look at the situations with a new
perspective
Motivates to search for alternate solutions to
problems.