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23.01.2022 The Kiwi members of the EAPAA are today meeting to review the report released by the New Zealand parliament on its recommendations on Mental Health services. Our members can expect to hear the collective response from the EAPAA in coming weeks. #mentalhealth
20.01.2022 EAP providers assist with a range of different issues that people in workplaces deal with however this recent government regulation in New Zealand we are seeing the starting steps of some amazing changes NZ based employee assistance programme providers and EAPAA as a whole are united in their welcoming of the first wellbeing budget "We are heartened to see mental health being given such significance in this budget and see this as an important first step in what needs to be an... ongoing prioritising of mental wellbeing" Seeing 1.9 billion for mental health and addictions over 4 years is a significant spend and to see this supported by a strong focus and spend on child wellbeing is critical to supporting family whanau health and wellbeing in NZ and supporting kiwis mental health at work and at home The announcements have been noticed internationally with Sir Richard Branson the founder of the Virgin group describing the wellbeing budget as "a brilliant blueprint for the rest of the world" https://www.theguardian.com//new-zealand-wellbeing-budget-
15.01.2022 Australian Domestic Violence Roundtable Summary EAPAA was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion a two weeks ago with the likes of companies such as QBE, CBA, Tabcorp, Sydney Water, CSIRO, Beyond Blue, Sydney Uni and Sight Lines with PWC hosting. The discussion was to assist sight lines team to start the conversation of how organisations can support individuals experiencing DV. Not just the organisations though, EAPAA was brought in to discuss how EAP’s can help or...ganisations in the process. As a brief summary the discussion points were as follows; - The complexities of the issue: It was highlighted that every individual experiencing DFV has a unique story and experiencing unique challenges. There are a number of factors which impact the individual’s ability to respond to the violence and how they view support from the workplace - Strategies: Leaving is not the only strategy and in some circumstances is not an option. Both workplaces and EAPs need to be cognisant of what support each individual is looking for and how they are currently resisting the violence. This is critical to developing an empowering and supportive strategy with the client. - Organisations understanding of EAP: Organisations need a clearer understanding of how EAP can support those experiencing DFV. EAP may not be able to support an individual throughout the entire process, however EAP is a tremendous support in building individual’s confidence in approaching other longer term support systems and linking them in with such resources. - EAP’s understanding of EAP: EAPs need to be clear of their role. We need to be ever cognisant of respectfully assessing for DFV and how individuals may be resisting. We must always seek to empower those experiencing violence. As a group, there was a general consensus to come up with a holistic solution to provide support in and out of the workplace with the view to implement certain strategies and starting to make a change within society. The outcomes of this first discussion was an understanding that this is a very complex situation and a very complex issue that wasn’t going to be resolved in one discussion. There was a greater understanding that there is no standard storyline of how someone arrives to support so there is no one size fits all. A base understanding of how organisations can support staff experience DV and the correct language to use. In Summary, EAP plays a tremendous part in helping organisations better support a person experiencing DV and organisations expressed a desire to have support from EAP’s. All in all, the beginnings of an important discussion and a lot of room for organisations and EAP’s to work together to support people experiencing the terrible outcomes of DV.
07.01.2022 How a positive work environment leads to feelings of inclusion among employees Fostering an inclusive work environment can lead to higher satisfaction, innovation, trust and retention among employees, according to new research. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas/2019//190318084131.htm
