Investments in EAPs pay off

Article Abstract:

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) can help companies generate cost savings related to absenteeism and health care costs. Apart from minimizing the use of inappropriate health care services and time lost on the job seeking care, EAPs can help firms avoid high turnover, decline in productivity, employee theft, possible litigation and lost business. When deciding to launch an EAP, companies should consider such issues as the kind of services to be provided, the participants of the program and promotion of the program to all organizational members. Those that would rather have a vendor-driven program than one developed in-house should choose a vendor that is most suited to the company's needs. The work force's size, disbursement, composition and culture should be given attention when assessing the vendor-company fit. McDonnell Douglas's successful EAP is described.

Guided missiles and space vehicles, Aircraft, Aerospace industry, McDonnell Douglas Corp.

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An innovative approach to EAPs and managed care

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GTE California has developed procedures and alternative treatment plans aimed at controlling health care costs, especially in the area of mental health care. GTE decided to offer a separate mental health care benefit option in addition to its existing health care plan. This program combined an internal employee assistance program with mental health care services from an outside managed care organization. The employee assistance program focuses on problem resolution through counseling and making referrals, with the objective of improving work performance. The managed-care firm supervises treatment, but is not concerned with work-related problems.

GTE Corp.

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Calculate suggestion program savings

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Corporate management tends to consider suggestion programs to be part of employee fringe benefits, and in increasingly competitive markets, the programs may be slated for elimination or reduction. Personnel managers must work to focus on the documented savings that can result in specific areas from suggestion programs so that the programs are perceived to be profit-oriented assets to companies.

Downsizing (Management), Employee suggestions

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