{"id":101117,"date":"2026-06-19T15:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=101117"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:12:14","slug":"employee-wellbeing-remains-an-important-contributor-to-institutional-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/employee-wellbeing-remains-an-important-contributor-to-institutional-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee wellbeing remains an important contributor to institutional success"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"101117\" class=\"elementor elementor-101117\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620ded3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620ded3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60527a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60527a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a> recently hosted its annual Employee Wellness Day under the theme Prioritising Employee Wellness and Advancing Excellence, bringing staff together to focus on an essential aspect of the University\u2019s work: the wellbeing of the people who contribute to its teaching, learning, research, innovation and community engagement.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hosted by the Human Resources Department through the Employee Wellness Office, the event provided staff with access to health screenings, wellness resources, financial wellbeing information and support services.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In her welcome address, Director of Human Resources Ms Neo Bila said the day was more than an event on the University calendar. She noted that it reflected SPU\u2019s collective commitment to the wellbeing of its employees and emphasised that employee wellness is a strategic investment in the people who contribute to the success and growth of the institution.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Bila further encouraged employees to make use of the University\u2019s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which is available to both employees and their families. She highlighted that the programme offers confidential counselling and psychological support services aimed at promoting wellbeing and providing assistance during personal and professional challenges.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU acknowledges the external stakeholders, service providers, wellness practitioners and healthcare partners who supported the day. 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