by EAPA SA | Nov 14, 2019 | Articles
Employee Assistance industry overview The first significant efforts of organisations in helping individual employees resolve a personal problem that might impair their performance began in the nineteenth century in the United States, with a focus on alcoholism. Since...
by EAPA SA | Nov 14, 2019 | Articles
Stress is on the rise Stress is on the rise in the South African workplace, with a significant catalyst being the escalating rate of change brought about by The Fourth Industrial Revolution. For several reasons stressed employees may not be eager to openly reach out...
by EAPA SA | Oct 23, 2019 | Articles
It is fortunate that beyond chemotherapy treatment, there are advances in medical science and the treatment of various types of cancer which have, and are, making it possible for an increasing number of people, who are diagnosed with cancer to survive or live longer...
by EAPA SA | Sep 13, 2019 | Articles
The unique “dual client” nature of employee assistance work can complicate ethical decision-making as the EAP industry and personnel always have simultaneous client responsibilities to both the work organisation and individual employees or family members....
by EAPA SA | Sep 13, 2019 | Articles
OverviewIn 2018 market research agency, Columinate, engaged 1000 urban South Africans to investigate the statistics behind sexual harassment in the workplace. According to the data recorded from participants in the study:51% of workplaces do not have a clear sexual...
by EAPA SA | Sep 13, 2019 | Articles
Most businesses, whether large or small, care about the health and wellbeing of their employees, but for SMEs, it can be more difficult to rationalise their investment in an EAP when so many other areas of the business compete for a slice of the budget. However, a...
