Tag: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Mental health statistics indicate a global crisis, but awareness is steadily rising. It is crucial for companies to explore how they can bridge the gap between where they are and where they should be. In 2019, the World Health Organisation stated that 15% of working-age adults were estimated to have mental health issues. This massive figure translates into a loss of 12 billion working days and US$1 trillion annually in lost productivity.

Benefits are an important part of attracting and retaining talent for corporates, and these offerings can often be a point of differentiation. As such, many businesses have started to offer Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) to cater to physical, financial and mental health, along with the more common medical aid, pension and provident funds.

Lingering after effects of COVID-19 which persist for more than six weeks have been deemed 'Long COVID-19' by the World Health Organisation – and those holding down jobs need to manage their symptoms while being expected to return to work.

Our recent research  shows how navigating the pandemic unified leadership teams, while employees have generally found their leaders to be caring and empathetic as they lead their organisations through the challenges of COVID-19.

The DTI has failed business in exchange for being BBBEE politically correct! The Department of Trade and Industry have shown an astonishing naivete at best and total disregard at worst for business sustainability, in not extending current BBBEE certificates for at least a year, because of COVID-19.

Corporates are currently dealing with how to report company performance whilst navigating a myriad of uncertainties due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This includes ensuring that not just the financial information but the environmental, social and governance elements of the annual report are an accurate reflection of the company’s response to this pandemic.