New Employee Benefit for "Legal Risks": PRESTO Law Office Launches "Lawyer EAP Service" for Employees
PRESTO Law Office has launched the "Lawyer EAP" service, a new corporate fringe benefit allowing employees to consult lawyers for free regarding private legal issues, aiming to improve employee engagement and prevent turnover.
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PRESTO Law Office (Location: Tokyo, Representative Lawyer: Takahiro Suwa) has launched the "Lawyer EAP (Employee Assistance Program)," an employee benefit service designed for corporations to support the private legal challenges of their employees.
Service details here:
https://lp.presto-law.com/
■ Background: Labor Shortages and Diversification of Employee Challenges
In recent years, as labor shortages have become severe in many companies, retaining excellent talent and improving engagement have become critical management issues.
On the other hand, the worries employees face are not limited to traditional workplace environments or operational problems, but have expanded into their private lives and become more complex, as seen below:
- Family problems such as divorce and child support
- Troubles concerning inheritance and nursing care
- Debt and financial problems
- Internet-related troubles
These problems are difficult for companies to grasp and accumulate within the individual employee, often resulting in a decline in productivity or sudden resignation.
■ A New Trend in Fringe Benefits: Providing Value Beyond Wages
Against this background, corporate fringe benefits are evolving from mere financial support to "value-providing" services that support employees' peace of mind and livelihood foundation.
In particular, initiatives that support solving issues in employees' private lives are drawing attention from the following perspectives:
- Improvement of employee satisfaction
- Reduction of the turnover rate
- Strengthening of corporate branding during recruitment
■ Service Overview: Legal Support Close to Employees
This service is a welfare program where the company bears the cost, enabling employees to consult a lawyer for free regarding private legal problems they are facing.
Features
- Employees consult directly with the lawyer (the company is not involved)
- Ensures complete confidentiality and anonymity
- Neutral support standing on the employee's side
- Designed to eliminate conflicts of interest, taking corporate risks into consideration
Main Consultation Topics
- Divorce and gender issues
- Inheritance and division of estate
- Financial troubles
- Internet troubles, etc.
■ Merits of Introduction
By introducing this service, it becomes possible to provide specific value to both the company and the employees in areas that could not be fully covered by traditional welfare programs.
For the Company
- Reduction of employee turnover risk
- Prevention of performance decline
- Strengthening recruitment power through differentiation of benefits
- Strengthening legal functions and building a risk management system
For the Employee
- Significant lowering of the hurdle to consult a lawyer
- Consultation fees are basically free (*Subject to prescribed consultation time limits)
- Early resolution of legal troubles
- Reduction of mental burden
■ Future Outlook
Through this service, PRESTO Law Office will support the creation of an environment where every single employee can work with peace of mind, while contributing to the sustainable growth of companies.
Moving forward, we aim to further expand our services and the number of adopting companies, establishing a new standard in collaboration between corporations and lawyers.
■ About PRESTO Law Office
"Presto" is a musical term denoting the speed of "faster."
Our firm operates under the philosophy of "accelerating business" by preventing and resolving legal obstacles in corporate management with a sense of speed.
In recent years, legal regulations surrounding businesses have become more complex and strict, sometimes becoming barriers for executives wanting to propel their business forward. Our firm provides legal services based on optimal speed and a deep understanding of business.
Official Website:
https://presto-law.com/
Service details here:
https://lp.presto-law.com/
■ Background: Labor Shortages and Diversification of Employee Challenges
In recent years, as labor shortages have become severe in many companies, retaining excellent talent and improving engagement have become critical management issues.
On the other hand, the worries employees face are not limited to traditional workplace environments or operational problems, but have expanded into their private lives and become more complex, as seen below:
- Family problems such as divorce and child support
- Troubles concerning inheritance and nursing care
- Debt and financial problems
- Internet-related troubles
These problems are difficult for companies to grasp and accumulate within the individual employee, often resulting in a decline in productivity or sudden resignation.
■ A New Trend in Fringe Benefits: Providing Value Beyond Wages
Against this background, corporate fringe benefits are evolving from mere financial support to "value-providing" services that support employees' peace of mind and livelihood foundation.
In particular, initiatives that support solving issues in employees' private lives are drawing attention from the following perspectives:
- Improvement of employee satisfaction
- Reduction of the turnover rate
- Strengthening of corporate branding during recruitment
■ Service Overview: Legal Support Close to Employees
This service is a welfare program where the company bears the cost, enabling employees to consult a lawyer for free regarding private legal problems they are facing.
Features
- Employees consult directly with the lawyer (the company is not involved)
- Ensures complete confidentiality and anonymity
- Neutral support standing on the employee's side
- Designed to eliminate conflicts of interest, taking corporate risks into consideration
Main Consultation Topics
- Divorce and gender issues
- Inheritance and division of estate
- Financial troubles
- Internet troubles, etc.
■ Merits of Introduction
By introducing this service, it becomes possible to provide specific value to both the company and the employees in areas that could not be fully covered by traditional welfare programs.
For the Company
- Reduction of employee turnover risk
- Prevention of performance decline
- Strengthening recruitment power through differentiation of benefits
- Strengthening legal functions and building a risk management system
For the Employee
- Significant lowering of the hurdle to consult a lawyer
- Consultation fees are basically free (*Subject to prescribed consultation time limits)
- Early resolution of legal troubles
- Reduction of mental burden
■ Future Outlook
Through this service, PRESTO Law Office will support the creation of an environment where every single employee can work with peace of mind, while contributing to the sustainable growth of companies.
Moving forward, we aim to further expand our services and the number of adopting companies, establishing a new standard in collaboration between corporations and lawyers.
■ About PRESTO Law Office
"Presto" is a musical term denoting the speed of "faster."
Our firm operates under the philosophy of "accelerating business" by preventing and resolving legal obstacles in corporate management with a sense of speed.
In recent years, legal regulations surrounding businesses have become more complex and strict, sometimes becoming barriers for executives wanting to propel their business forward. Our firm provides legal services based on optimal speed and a deep understanding of business.
Official Website:
https://presto-law.com/