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Labour ministry holds last HR forum for the year |27 December 2014

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development has held its final human resource (HR) forum for the year.

The HR forum is a platform for consultation and the sharing of knowledge and best practices between the attendees.

The session, held at the Seychelles Trading Company’s boardroom, was chaired by the ministry’s principal secretary Veronique Bresson.

The forum began with a presentation on the Employment Assistance Programme (EAP) by Yvana Theresine, director of Drug and Alcohol Council.
 
Ms Theresine took the opportunity to remind the attendees of the reasons the programme had been set up, such as employees struggling with problems like drugs and alcohol being unwilling to pursue treatment openly for fear of stigmatisation.

She also emphasised that, while the EAP evolved out of the desire to help substance abuse victims, this is not the only area in which it can help. It can also render assistance in areas such as legal advice, or various health and safety issues. The programme includes mechanisms for providing counselling, referrals, and other forms of assistance, advice, and information to employees on a systematic and uniform basis.

“The government wants the EAP to provide employees with a safe workplace,” Ms Theresine said.

She also stressed that adoption of the EAP is not mandatory and that many organisations already have their own employee assistance schemes in place that are working quite well.

Ms Theresine extended an invitation to such organisations to share ideas with the people behind the EAP with the aim of making it a more efficient machine.

The second and final presentation of the day was by Susan Morel, director of Planning and Policy Research at the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development.

Ms Morel discussed the issue of fair salaries and the step the Ministry of Labour is taking to ensure fair treatment for all employees.

The rest of the meeting was spent in open discussion on various issues the members wished to express.

The next forum is scheduled to take place in three months.



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