An Employee Assistance Programme for Small and Medium Enterprises in Namibia – A Needs Assessment

Under-Utilisation of Internal Employee Assistance Programme (Eap) Services by the South African Police Service in Lephalale, Limpopo Province

“…As is confirmed by other researchers, the employees of SAPS who used the DSD social work services presented problems such as poor financial management, family problems, workplace stress, substance abuse and other personal problems which resort under the ambit of EAP (Grobler & Joubert, 2012;Leonard & Terblanche, 2020). Out of interest, the researcher conducted an informal investigation with three SAPS employees.…”

“…There was also a troubling percentage of employees who indicated that they would not consider visiting the EAP office again; this calls for further research to establish the reasons for such an assertion. Sharar, Pompe and Attridge (2013) and Leonard and Terblanche (2020) state that employees are less likely to visit the EAP if they suspect that their information will not be kept confidential, or that their problems will not be given priority. This could result in them losing trust in the EAP office, which would directly impact on the utilisation and possible effectiveness of the programme.…”

“…The South African Police Service management has the responsibility to provide psycho-social services to enhance the health and wellness of their employees (Csiernik & Csiernik, 2012). One way of ensuring the enhancement of health and wellness of employees in an organisation is to establish an employee assistance programme (EAP) (Grobler & Joubert, 2012;Leonard & Terblanche, 2020). The nature of the work carried out by SAPS employees and its impact on them place SAPS under the obligation to provide employee assistance services to them and their families.…”

Profile of Small Employers in the United States and the Importance of Employee Assistance Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…A lthough, they represent the lion's share of the American workforce, few articles specifically address the mental health and wellbeing needs and related resources for small employers. [1][2][3][4] In this paper we define small businesses and their share of the U.S. workforce. Next, we review the research on the increasing burden of behavioral health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”