Problem
i. 97% of large employers offer EAPs, but the EAP utilization rate is only about 5 percent. What are the reasons for the underutilization? What could the employer do to enhance EAPs' effectiveness?
ii. Your company is considering generating a comprehensive employee wellness program, which includes an annual on-site biometric health screening, an annual online health risk assessment (HRA), and weekly wellness activities. As the benefits manager, you have been assigned to review the recent research evidences about the outcomes of wellness program. One recent paper you found is "What do Workplace Wellness Programs do? Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study". List the benefits and costs of workplace wellness programs based on the findings of this paper.