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Article archive 7/1/07
As a responsible business head and decision maker, you aim to increase the performance levels of your team members. However, it is a well known fact that actual
contribution of a team member is not always equal to his or her potential. For the disparity to level out, every organization needs to offer certain incentives, monitory and otherwise, so that
the team members can contribute to an optimum proportionate to their abilities and skills.
Employee Assistance Programs or EAP’s are employee benefit packages that can move and motivate team members to deliver a better performance every time. These benefits are meant to increase the
productivity levels of a member, and can comprise counselling sessions that not only help employees but also their families, life insurance, leave from work and a few other benefits.
Fundamentally, boosting the employability of employees is the critical reason why these programs are formulated. The driving objective of these programs is to create an ecosystem where an
employee is offered assistance in developing his or her skill-sets and knowledgebase so as to enable him contribute more to the organization. However, EAPs are not only about catering to the
professional life - it is also about a holistic approach to employee assistance where both professional and personal needs are taken care of. This may include special health benefits, fringe
benefits like club memberships and spa treatments and obviously, financial benefits.
Any company that would want to improve its productivity by boosting efficiency would seriously give a second, deep thought about inculcating and implementing Employee Assistance Programs. Such
plans play an active role in retaining the best employees with the company, to keep up with the market competition and to attract new talent. As a matter of fact, market demands are now such
that organizations that cannot or do not incorporate Employee Assistance Programs into the folds of their work environment may be left behind in the race for talent and might result in a
questionable market position to the organization.
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