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Egoli Chapter Member Survey 2021
The EAPA-SA Egoli Chapter invites the Egoli Chapter’s members and stakeholders to support us in completing our Member Survey for 2021. The objective of this Member Survey is to obtain input from our members on the strategies and focal areas for 2021’s Operational...
Service Provider Guide Update: Feedback Required
Dear Valued EAP Stakeholder On behalf of EAPA-SA, I hereby wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the time you took and for joining us in the Service Provider Membership virtual consultation session held on Zoom on held last Tuesday. As custodians of the EAP...
Farewell: Cheryl Pillay
An EWP champion has earned her angel wings. It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing of Cheryl Pillay, a long standing member of the Nelson Mandela Bay Chapter of EAPA-SA. Despite her health challenges, she was always ready and willing to lend...
EAPA-SA expresses concern over Department of Arts and Culture tender
The Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA), a thought leader and the industry experts in the field of EAP and Wellness, expresses concern over the alleged awarding of a tender to render wellness services at the Department of Arts and...
Termination of Complimentary membership for Conference/Eduweek Attendance
Dear Valued EAPA-SA Member On behalf of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA) Board, I would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support of the association. As a result of the turbulent financial climate our country and...
We invite you to become a content contributor
The detrimental effects of the coronavirus pandemic has placed EAP, as an industry, at the forefront of employee health and wellness like never before, including in the support of care workers and other essential workers on the frontline in the fight to overcome...
EAPA-SA Workplace Guideline COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-19 Virus
OVERVIEW OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC A contagious disease known as Coronavirus or COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-19 Virus, was first detected in China in December 2019 and has since spread worldwide. On 30 January 2020, The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared...
STATEMENT FROM EAPA-SA ABOUT COVID-19
Date: 17 March 2020 SUBJECT: STATEMENT FROM EAPA-SA ABOUT COVID-19 Dear Delegates, Members and Stakeholders, In light of President Ramaphosa’s address on Sunday 15th of March 2020 regarding the Covid-19 outbreak and the state of disaster restrictions that the...
We invite you to become a content contributor
Call for content: The Board would like to showcase members and add to the Association’s valuable body of knowledge by inviting EAPA-SA members to become newsletter content contributors.
We invite you to become a content contributor
In order to continue providing our members with the highest quality, most topical content possible, EAPA-SA is seeking reputable contributions to EAPA-SA newsletter article content, covering leading practices and emerging issues from within the EAP industry. We ask...
EVENTS
Webinar 28 September: EAPA-SA Special General Meeting 2021
In light of not being able to meet in person. An EAPA-SA Special General Meeting was held online on 28 September 2021 at which a report-back on the past twelve-month period was given.In her welcome address EAPA-SA President, Thiloshni Govender, expressed her gratitude...
Training: Transactional Analysis (TA) with adults in the workplace
On behalf of our Chapter – Place of the rising sun, you are hereby invited to attend the CPD accredited training on Transactional Analysis (TA) with adults in the workplace, it is scheduled as follows: Date: 10 November 2021Time: 09H00 - 14H00Platform:...
Mpumalanga Chapter Event: Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Year-End function
On behalf of our Chapter – Place of The Rising Sun, you are hereby invited to the annual general meeting and year end function scheduled as follows: Date: 26 November 2021Time: 10H00 till lateVenue: Ngodwana Dam LapaRegistration: R50 per person (paid in person...
Egoli and Jacaranda Chapter – Combined session on the 17th Nov
The Egoli and Jacaranda Chapters will be hosting a joined chapter event on the 17th November with the Gauteng Provincial Government. DRAFT PROGRAMME OUTLINE 09:45 – 10:00 Participants to commence connection online10:00 – 10:05 Welcome & Introduction...
Webinar 07 September -Healthlife Wellness Maintenance: A Long-term Vaccine for Future Pandemics
On 7 September Dr Muna, founder of Muna Healthlife Institute presented a very insightful and thought-provoking webinar on the importance of the state of wellness in combating future pandemics. Dr Muna has been a Medical Doctor for 27 years. For a long time, he asked...
Webinar 19 August – Difference – why don’t we just talk about it?
On 19th August, Kevashini Govender-Naidoo and Ayesha Booley-Schreuder from Impilo Consulting presented a webinar entitled, Difference – why don’t we just talk about it? Kevashini and Ayesha are clinical psychologists who have worked with a variety of organisations in...
Cancelling Our Annual In-Person Event, Eduweek 2021
Dear Valued EAPA-SA Member On behalf of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA) Board, I would like to thank you for your continued support of the Association. On the back of the more rigorous lockdown level instituted by...
Webinar 22 June: Culture and Employee Experience in Coronial Times
In the last 18 months the world has undergone radical change – encompassing a tale of two times. The normal we knew is gone and we live in a time of ever changing normal. Organisations and their employees have moved from in-person to disembodied interaction. And yet,...
Webinar 7 May: How Lockdown Moved Addiction Online
On 7th May, EduWeb presenter, Sorika de Swardt, who is a specialist Social Worker in private practice, specialising in addiction, trauma and mental health provided webinar attendees with a wealth of up-to-date information on the impact of COVID-19 in escalating the...
Webinar 21 April 2021: Panel Presentation: Gender Equality in the Workplace
On 21st April, a panel of four very knowledgeable EduWeb speakers from the public and private sectors provided their invaluable insights into various aspects of gender equality in the workplace in South Africa. Traditionally, gender has been seen as a binary system,...
ARTICLES
Common Problems Facing Remote Workers
Since the first lockdown in 2020, working from home has had to become the new normal for many organisations. Almost two years later, many office workers are still working remotely, with their employers planning to continue remote or hybrid workplace models into the...
Webinar 13 October: Everyone needs a plan to retire
In a challenging and eye-opening EduWeb webinar on 13 October Elbie Venter, Sanlam Recurring Savings Specialist, presented on the importance of regular savings and investments, especially in difficult times. Her presentation was useful both to members of the EAP and...
Nipping Office Gossip in the Bud
To partake in gossip seems to be a fundamental human instinct, probably because our lives are deeply rooted in groups and communities and we depend on these people to survive. Research has found that people spend nearly an hour each day gossiping. Not all of this...
Fostering Communication in The Workplace
Effective communication in the workplace is essential to engender employee collaboration, avoid missed deadlines and prevent goings-on that could negatively affect an organisation. Ineffective communication, or having a communication gap, can cause confusion, waste...
Guidelines for Increasing EAP Usage
For many years, employee assistance programmes (EAP) have recorded a trend of low utilisation within organisations across the world. This is a trend some industry professionals attribute to the stigma that surrounds mental health issues. However, with unprecedented...
The Role of Employee Wellbeing Programmes in Cyber Wellness
A great number of South African employees have been working from home since the start of the pandemic, making the responsibility of protecting an organisation's data, networks and apps even more of a challenge. While physical and mental wellness have been facets of...
The Culture Change Required for the LGBTQ+ Community to Feel at Home at Work
Unless you have been living on the International Space Station since the turn of the century, it is unlikely that you will have missed the fact that employee diversity has exploded in South Africa in the last two decades. In 2021, not only are there more women...
A Global Perspective on Prevention of Addictions and Addictive Behaviours
The average person in South Africa consumes 20 litres of alcohol per year and this is one of the highest rates in the world. The incidence of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in our country is one of the highest in the World (Stein, Ellis, Meintjes and Thomas, 2012). The...
What are the benefits of an EAP in the COVID-19 era?
The primary goal of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) has always been to help with resolving or managing problems that can interfere with an employee's ability to perform their work. They are able to provide employees with the tools and resources that they need...
The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic has given employers lots of challenges. Not only have they had to protect the health of their employees, they continue to have to cope with far-reaching operational disruptions. At the same time, they are having to execute plans for recovery and...