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For the first time the global working population has learned what it is like to be denied access to their usual range of activities and suffer restricted access in their world of work.  As communities and businesses adapt during the pandemic, we can learn a lot from...

An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is an employer-based support programme, primarily focused on short-term counselling interventions that assist employees and their family members with personal challenges. These challenges, which include job stress, family and...

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have been asking us to do something that does not come naturally to our very social species: Stay away from each other. For many people, their experience of workplace stress, anxiety and depression are...

Breast health is an important component of a woman's overall wellness.  As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is under way, we’ll be seeing pink awareness efforts everywhere. Raising awareness is a great thing, but it is also important to remember that as the prevalence of...

All organisations stand to benefit from greater equality for women. However, many of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit women in the workplace disproportionately hard – not least in the widening of the gender wage gap. This regression is not just a blow to...

In Part One of our two-part article series on how to shop for a credible EAP programme, we first looked at the benefits of being an EAPA-SA member and at how the Association accredits its members upon application - which is helpful in demonstrating why it is a good...

As rapid and sometimes unwelcome workplace-transformation continues to sweep across all industries and sectors in South Africa, escalated by the coronavirus pandemic, it is inevitable that the way we work will continue to change.  Branded as the ‘new world of work’,...

There are many benefits to be had in being a member of the Employee Assistance Practitioner’s Association South Africa (EAPA-SA) for EA professionals as well as service providers and affiliates. One such benefit is the industry credibility that comes with being a...

In the wake of the pandemic suicides are expected to rise – but help can be provided 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day.  World Suicide Prevention Day is commemorated in order to promote worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. On average, almost...