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Peer reviewedArthur, Andrew R. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2000
Discusses the employee assistance program (EAP), a benefit increasingly provided by United Kingdom employers that claims to reduce the effects of stress on individuals and organizations, provide a management tool to improve workplace performance and productivity, and respond to critical incidents. Describes EAPs, their history, development and…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Employee Assistance Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Performance
Peer reviewedSchmidenberg, Olive C.; Cordery, John L. – Employee Relations, 1990
Interviews with 20 branch managers and 20 accountants in an Australian bank determined factors influencing the success of an employee assistance program (EAP). It was found that policies requiring supervisors to act against normal managerial practice doom EAPs to failure. Organizational analysis to integrate the EAP within existing organizational…
Descriptors: Banking, Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries
Direct linkElliott, Karen; Shelley, Kyna – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2005
Businesses have dealt with substance abuse in different ways. Some organizations have established Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) to address these problems. One large national company chose to fire employees with positive drug screens, offer them EAP services, and then consider them for rehire after treatment. A study of performance records…
Descriptors: Occupational Safety and Health, Employees, Substance Abuse, Employee Assistance Programs
