How you—and your employees—can get the most from your employee and family assistance program (EFAP).
The role of wellness in the Canadian workplace has been increasingly embraced by employers as a key piece of their total health management strategy. Since its emergence, we’ve seen organizations move from offering their employees flu shot clinics and walking clubs, to having on-site chronic disease management programs to help keep employees productive, present and adherent to treatment.
Morneau Shepell has updated its My EAP app to allow employees and their family members to book employee and family assistance program support services on their mobile device.
According to a report from Morneau Shepell, a growing number of young Canadians are using digital communications to access their employee and family assistance program (EFAP).
When choosing an employee and family assistance program (EFAP) provider, employers often start by considering several factors, including services offered, available resources, organizational fit and price. These aspects are definitely important but ignore a critical first step: gaining an understanding of the quality of service the provider offers. Fortunately, there is an objective standard for measuring EFAP service quality—the global Council on Accreditation (COA).
Homewood Human Solutions has just launched a new comprehensive app it’s calling e-AP.
Morneau Shepell has released a new version of its My EAP app. The updated version includes the First Chat feature, which connects members to private and immediate clinical support with professional counsellors using online chat technology. “We consistently strive to reach those in need of support through client-driven offerings that adhere to clinical integrity and […]
As our population ages, it’s inevitable that some employees will need to take on a caregiving role in addition to their full-time jobs. In 2007, Worklife Canada estimated that this phenomenon is costing Canadian employers $2 billion annually in productivity (approximately $1 billion in absenteeism costs and another $1 billion to $2 billion in indirect costs).
Morneau Shepell’s My EAP app has been named “Innovation of the Year” by the Employee Assistance European Forum (EAEF).
Employee assistance programs offered through online forums can help to overcome concerns about stigma, privacy and confidentiality, says Morneau Shepell.