Employee Health & Wellbeing

The Workplace Health and Wellbeing Strategy, published by the Health and Safety Authority in May 2008 include a list of illnesses which must be addressed to improve the overall health of the Irish working age population. Workplace Health & Wellbeing Strategy. (download pdf) Published by the Health and Safety Authority

Resilience

A new guide, ‘Developing Resilience’, published jointly by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Business in the Community (BITC) and the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Developing resilience An evidence-based guide for practitioners

“Weathering the Storm – Resilient Managers Thrive During Recession”, (download pdf) Maurice Quinlan, Director, EAP Institute, The Winter 2009 Journal of Workplace Behavioural Health, from The Association for Counselling at Work.

Employee Assistance Programmes

“Stressing the Importance of Employee Assistance Programmes”, (download pdf) Maurice Quinlan, Director, EAP Institute, Health & Safety Times, Issue 27 2010.

Employee Mental Health.

Section 23(1-4) of The Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 (download pdf) recognises the new physical and mental health risks on employee health. Regulations will be required before this Section can come into force

“Psychological Fitness for Duty and Risk Assessment in Ireland” (download pdf) Co-authors Dave Fisher, PhD, Tom Murphy, CEAP, NCC, Maurice Quinlan. The Journal of Employee Assistance is the Quarterly publication of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA), Q1 2008 edition.

'Suicides at France Telecom a Warning on Work Practices' (download pdf) The November 2009 Issue of Health & Safety Review Vol 14 No. 9, contains an article by Maurice Quinlan, outlining the risk and control measures that Irish companies should put in place.

Employee Engagement

"Rules of Engagement - and Organisational Perspective" (download pdf) by Cara Driscoll, VHI EAP Manager, paper presented to 29th Annual EAP Conference September 2008, Dublin, Ireland

Engagement in Turbulent Times. Innovation in People Practices Seminar, Boston Scientific, Cork, 30th June 2010. American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland. download pdf

Work Life Balance.

Work-life Balance www.worklifebalance.ie - National Framework Committee for Work Life Balance Policies

“Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs): An Allied Profession for Work/Life” (download pdf) Jodi M. Jacobson, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work and Mark Attridge, PhD, Attridge Consulting, Inc.