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EVENTS
Ikhala Chapter Event
The EAPA Ikhala Chapter hosted its debut annual awards gala event on the 24 November 2016 at Atlantis on the East London beach front. This event was held to acknowledge and celebrate the excellent work and support of both members and stakeholders during the past year....
2016 WORLD EAP CONFERENCE
The 2016 World EAP conference was held in Chicago over 5 days, starting with two days pre-conference training on the 30 & 31 October followed by plenary sessions on the 01 st – 03 rd November. This year conference was hosted under the Theme: EAP Innovation:...
EAPA-SA Egoli December Chapter Meeting
EAPA-SA EGOLI CHAPTER MEETING INVITATION: YEAR END ‘CARE OF THE CARER’ and AGM FUNCTION EAPA SA Egoli Chapter would like to invite you to our last 2016 Egoli Chapter meeting that will take place as follows: DATE: 9th December 2016 TIME: 12:30 – 17:00 VENUE: Virgin...
EAPA-SA 2016 Annual Conference
The 18th EAPA-SA Annual Conference took place from 13 – 16 September at the NH Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West with the theme, Human Capital Intelligence: Design for Organisational Value and Impact, bringing employee and organisational service innovations, industry...
September Stakeholder Breakfast
Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA) is the official voice of the Employee Assistance (EA) profession in South Africa. It seeks to ensure the highest level of professional standards, ethics and continuous development of EA...
EAPA-SA Egoli Chapter Breakfast Meeting
INVITATION: “POWERED TO EMPOWER” EAPA SA Egoli Chapter would like to invite you to our next Egoli Chapter meeting that will take place as follows: DATE: 18th May 2016 TIME: 08:00 – 13:00 VENUE: Museum Africa Auditorium 121 Bree Street, Newtown AGENDA FOR THE DAY:...
2016 LARASA World Leisure Congress – Join us!
The first World Leisure Congress to be held on African soil aims to explore the main theme “Challenges, Choices and Consequences” by creating a platform for professionals from diverse fields to interact, share and present a context for leisure services and...
ARTICLES
Non-visible vs visible disabilities
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes the term “disability” as covering “impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions”. Being born with, or acquiring, a disability can be life-altering and bring significant obstacles to everyday life. Life...
How To Support the Wellbeing of Employees Who Balance Work with Caregiving Responsibilities?
For many women, the time they devote to caregiving is the equivalent of a full-time job. This has economic repercussions, as lost income is linked to career choices that are influenced by the physical and time-intensive nature of caregiving. Balancing work and home...
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What is ergonomics? Ergonomics is a science typically known for solving physical problems in the workplace. It is concerned with the good physical “fit” between people and their work. However, ergonomics also deals with psychological and social aspects of people and...
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect, to a varying degree, on every generation who experienced it, it is highly likely to have had the most profound impact on Generation Z (Gen Z). These are young people born between 1997 and 2013 – now aged between 10 and...
Creating Sustainable Wellbeing Practices to Enable Your People and Business to Thrive
Building a thriving organisation and supporting employee wellbeing have traditionally been viewed as two separate undertakings, with wellbeing seen as a “nice-to-have”. In fact, these initiatives go hand in hand, because practices that are beneficial for the...
The Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Wellbeing Platforms
The healthcare industry is rapidly evolving and adopting new technologies at a rapid pace. Digital advancements have made keeping track of our mental and physical health so much easier and digital health can be positive and empowering for corporate wellbeing. However,...
Training Managers to Prioritise the Wellbeing of Hybrid Teams
Managers are the most important connectors between the upper and lower levels in an organisation – between the leaders and the workforce. Vital information flows through managers from multiple channels. Most of the time, organisations overlook that their managers have...
Framing Wellbeing Within Your Organisation to Drive Engagement
Some organisations focus on measuring and evaluating their employees’ engagement, while others focus on improving their workers’ wellbeing. However, it has been found that there is a striking correlation between engagement and wellbeing. For example, when an employee...
Well-Conceived Recognition and Reward Programmes Reinforce Employee Wellbeing
Thanks to Covid, and the myriad of challenges that came with it, people are struggling with stress and anxiety like never before. It is understood as inevitable that, over time, the anxiety and stress from which employees are suffering will significantly decrease...
EAP’s Role and Opportunity in Developing Employee Financial Wellness
Financial wellness is a key component of every employee’s overall wellbeing and can have a big impact on mental health. Individuals struggling financially are more likely to experience mental health issues that can detract from meeting work responsibilities. With...