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Soft skills are becoming the new hard skills – they are not an optional extra. They are must-have skills for employees, managers and executives who are looking to improve their performance and get to the next level in their careers.  Soft skills are what...

Absenteeism, reduced productivity, and increased health care costs are just a few of the ways mental health issues affect an organisation’s bottom line, however, there are steps that can be taken to help employees build mental strength and enable them to...

The ability to measure Return on Investment (ROI) is seen to have great value within the EAP and Employee Health and Wellness industries.  Employee Assistance providers are under increasing pressure to ensure that their programmes have sound evaluation...

By way of introduction, we asked EAPA-SA Board member, Dr Marion Borcherds to provide members with insights into her role on the Board in management of the Sponsorship and Stakeholders Relations portfolio, as well as her thoughts on membership...

While general EAP services are designed to address personal employee challenges on a day-to-day basis, the acute needs of employees and organisations after a critical incident such as natural disaster, violence, accidents, or an employee death, are better...

With their focus on early intervention and enabling employees to resolve day-to-day issues that can affect their productivity and performance at work, EAPs have become a vital part of an organisation’s toolkit to support and nurture the physical and mental...

Burnout has three components: exhaustion (lost energy), cynicism (lost enthusiasm), and inefficacy (lost self-confidence and capacity to perform). Burnout has a strong correlation with how employees are managed and it can adversely affect both employee...

By way of introduction, we asked EAPA-SA Board member, Mr Joel Mzwandile Gumede to provide members with insight into his role on the Board in management of the Finance portfolio, as well as his goals pertaining to EAPA-SA’s plans and key focus areas over...

The term “work-life balance” is defined as an individual’s ability to balance the commitments, responsibilities and goals relating to their paid work with their personal commitments, responsibilities and desires. An individual’s ability to maintain a...

Disasters, natural or otherwise, or any unforeseen large-scale disruptive event can create a host of problems for organisations, where the knock-on effects ranging from structural damage, to lost productivity and employee assistance, must be handled...