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The aim of this study was to explore the personal and work-related problems that impact on the productivity of employees in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia. The study further investigated how such problems are dealt with in the workplace and explored the perceptions of employers and employees regarding the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), as well as the type of EAP viable for the SME sector. Findings of the study revealed that employees experience diverse problems and that SME owners are not equipped to deal with employees' psychosocial problems effectively. The results also indicated a need for an EAP in SMEs to promote employee wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on research that explored the effects of dissolved romances on the psychosocial functioning and productivity of the employees involved at an industrial clothing factory in Cape Town in 2012-2013. Also explored is the consequent need for appropriate intervention through the existing Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). A qualitative research approach is applied. The main conclusion confirms the overall negative effect of the breakdown of workplace romances on the psychosocial functioning and productivity of the employees involved in the workplace and gives an indication of how the EAP could most effectively respond to this phenomenon. Mediation as a possible strategy is recommended to deal with workplace romances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). Topics discussed include elimination of problems related to workplace through the EAPs; techniques used in EAP like screening and assessment; lower job performance and absenteeism due to mental health conditions like depression; and effects on economy of the U.S. due to lost productivity of employees. Other topics include EAP study conducted in two companies; and a diagram showing improvement in employees after the EAP.

This article intends to determine the presence of stressors, which lead to high stress levels and subsequently contributing to the employees 'perspective of quality of work life (QWL) at a tertiary institution. Quality of work life refers to the extent in which employees are empowered to satisfy their own needs through their experiences in the work place in order to enhance productivity within organizations. Employers have the responsibility to establish a healthy workplace by placing a curb on stress and its resulting negative effects and to enable employees to accept ownership of their own lives in reaching optimum health and well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]