What is the Supervisors Role in the EAP?
It is important for supervisors to understand that often a personal difficulty may be the reason for deterioration in an employee’s work performance. If this seems to be the case, the supervisor should encourage the use of the EAP. At the same time, the supervisor should provide support for corrective action. This may take the form of a discussion or a letter which outlines your concerns about the employee’s performance as well as encouraging the use of the EAP. This discussion or letter is non-disciplinary and not grievable. The EAP does not deny: the University and its supervisors their right to manage the workplace and assess discipline; an employee her/his rights under a collective agreement or her/his right to Association or Union representatives; the Union’s or the Association’s representatives their right to represent employees, including the process of the grievance procedure. May an Employee use the EAP without the supervisor knowing? Yes, this is often the case and is to be e
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