Employees Assistance Program (EAP Sample Clauses
The Employees Assistance Program (EAP) clause establishes the employer’s commitment to providing support services for employees facing personal or work-related challenges. Typically, this clause outlines the availability of confidential counseling, mental health resources, and referral services, which employees can access voluntarily and without fear of reprisal. Its core practical function is to promote employee well-being and productivity by offering professional assistance, thereby helping to address issues before they impact job performance or workplace morale.
Employees Assistance Program (EAP. A. The Employer shall continue to maintain the MCFRS Employee Assistance Program for bargaining unit employees that was established through prior negotiations and shall assume the full cost of the program. Bargaining unit employees shall continue to be eligible to participate in the County’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). All communications between employees and therapists of either the MCFRS EAP or the County’s EAP are confidential.
B. All notes, records or tapes regarding interviews, evaluations or treatment provided by the MCFRS EAP to a bargaining unit employee shall not be communicated or released without the express written permission of the employee or his/her authorized representative, unless disclosure is otherwise authorized by law.
C. All notes, records or tapes regarding interviews, evaluations or treatment provided by the County’s EAP to a bargaining unit employee will be held in confidence, to the extent the County can control the actions of the County’s EAP, unless disclosure is otherwise authorized by law.