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A toxic workplace can be defined as any place of work where the work, the atmosphere, the people, or any combination of these things cause serious disruptions in an employee’s work life and personal wellbeing. The intangible qualities that make the workplace a healthy...
Supporting employees with cognitive impairment
There is a growing trend toward embracing “neurodiversity” in the workplace through recognising their worth and hiring individuals with neurological differences. These differences include cognitive impairment, including conditions such as autism, dyslexia, ADHD among...
EAP Counselling Improves Employee Engagement and Productivity
There has been much discussion surrounding the concepts of employee wellness and employee engagement in today’s world of work, but are these connected? Does a business benefit from enhanced employee engagement in real terms when it invests in the wellbeing of its...
Supporting Employees Amid Civil Disturbance
Alongside the greatest global health challenge in over a century – brought about by COVID-19 and ensuing lockdowns – various protests were seen to mushroom around the world in 2020. 1 Among them, these protests demanded diversity, equity and inclusion, requiring...
Career Planning for the New Normal
Today’s world of work is more unpredictable than ever before. Many people have had their hard-fought career advancement come to a standstill because of unforeseen external forces, including organisation and industry disruptions brought about by COVID-19.According to...
Does Sexual Harassment Raise the Risk of Suicide?
While sexual harassment under any circumstances can wreak havoc on a victim's health and wellbeing, workplace harassment is a special kind of menace. It is like a cancer that works its way through a work environment causing disastrous results. Employees who are being...
Disability Inclusion at Work
South Africa has about 3 million people living with disabilities, equating to about 7.5% of the country's population. Will 2021 be the year that disability inclusion finally takes hold in the workplace? Today, more companies understand the value of meeting their...
EAPs role in Combating Domestic Violence
At it's core, domestic violence is about one individual exercising power and control over another. It is defined as when one person is being harmed by another person while they are in a domestic relationship. Signs of domestic violence in an employee, co-worker, or...
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Organisations often report that they’re highly committed to gender diversity. However, this commitment may not yet have translated into meaningful action. The measure of workplace gender equality being achieved is when employees are able to access and enjoy equal...
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The past almost 18 months of COVID-19 lockdown is widely reported to have caused significant strain on relationships, with local divorce lawyers reporting as much as a 20% increase in divorce cases following the most stringent levels of lockdown levels in South Africa...