As India continues to battle a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, some organizations are seeking ways to provide emotional support to their employees. Many are enlisting employee assistance programs (EAPs) for the first time, while other companies that already offer such programs are encouraging employees to give them a try.
“We’re getting more demand than we can serve,” said Meeta Gangrade, chief operating and digital officer of 1to1help.net, a Bengaluru-based EAP provider. Gangrade said that companies are realizing that “people can’t function if they’re not emotionally secure, and we need to do something about it.”
