EAPs Expanding Role in Eldercare Services
Employees More Likely to be Caregivers Talk to any baby boomer and chances are likely they have personal experience in assisting an aging parent or elderly relative in some way. In fact, according...
View ArticleMore than an EAP, more than an HR Blog.
Welcome to Ease@Work 2.0 By Patrick Gaul The world is changing. In his 2005 book, The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman described the globalization of the economy and suggested ways that the United States...
View ArticleCleveland Tops in the Nation
We’re #1! By Patrick Gaul By now, you have probably seen that Cleveland topped this year’s Forbes Magazine list of America’s most miserable cities. As a Cleveland Area native and life-long resident, I...
View ArticleOhio BWC Drug Free Workplace Update
Out with the DFWP, In with the DFSP by Patrick Gaul It has long been rumored that the Ohio BWC Drug Free Workplace Program (DFWP) was on the chopping block. The BWC sent an announcement on March 31,...
View ArticleSmoking and Tobacco Use: What’s It Costing Your Organization?
By Valerie S. Nosek, Ease@Work Coordinator Did you know that tobacco use still leads the pack in being the number one preventable cause of death? Yes it’s true – despite all that we’ve learned about...
View ArticleUsing Workplace Training Resources Wisely
Assessing Training Needs, Setting Expectations, Measuring Outcomes By Valerie S. Nosek As a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with an extensive training catalog, it’s not unusual to...
View ArticleInteresting Perspective on the Cost of Benefits
By Patrick Gaul A report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in March, 2010 breaks down the total cost to compensate employees. Of the $27.42 per hour average spent on the average American...
View ArticleA Purchaser’s Guide to EAP
Part 1: What are EAP’s? By Patrick Gaul The Employee Assistance (EAP) industry is plagued by inconsistencies. I speak with HR professionals for a living and each one has a different opinion of EAP....
View ArticleAn EAP’s Role in Workplace Safety
By Valerie S. Nosek “Workplace safety” is an all-encompassing term that includes many different factors, all of which impact the safety and health of employees. Addressing workplace safety includes...
View ArticleMaking Your EAP a Strategic Partner
By Valerie S. Nosek What Role Does Your EAP Play? As a human resource professional, a manager/supervisor, CEO or other leader, how do you view your employee assistance program (EAP)? What role does it...
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