Evaluation Report MacVilless Employee Assistance Program

Question: Discuss about the Evaluation Reportfor MacVilless Employee Assistance Program. Answer: Introduction The purpose of this report is to develop and evaluation of the provide case study that is on the MacVilless employee assistance program that is for 12 months in an organization. the aim of the program is to promote health, well-being and nutrition survey of the employees in which some medical test would be done like cholesterol test, BMI, blood pressure, etc. in this current report, the discussions will be on the result of the program like its modification, objectives, feedback of the employees as well as the employers, progress of the program, relevant recommendations and at last conclusion of the overall report. The program is placed for 12 months to improve the health of the employees and to bring a work life balance in the lives of the same (Raup, 2008). The program has shows positive results and feedback at some place and also negative result at some. The main aim is to identify and evaluate the relevant information provided in the case study given and also to develop an effective evaluative and management report related to the improvements of the program (Metters, Marucheck, 2007). Objectives The Objectives of the Program that has been Implemented in the Case Study are The objectives of the program are to bring the employees as a point where they can have opportunity to concentrate on their health. in this fast moving world, it has become difficult to take care of the health, so keeping such things in the mind the company MacVilles has decide to initiate a program named as the MacVilles employee assistance program that aims to promote health, well-being and nutrition survey of the employees in which some medical test would be done like cholesterol test, BMI, blood pressure, etc.( Bakker, Schaufeli, 2008) Progress The progress of the program is very good at some stages but it is also showing slow movements in some workshops like morning walk at the employees are unable to attend the early morning workshops. This is dues to the fact that they have lot of routine work to be performed before going to the office. The progress will be shown in the feedback part in a detailed way but still the program is running good as in many sessions, there is a presence of more than 50 % of the employees which is such a good number (Lemon et al. 2009). Though, there was absenteeism in some sessions like early morning sessions. If the company makes changes and brings modifications in the same than in future they would be able to have more than 75 % of the employees presence in the sessions related to the health (Giacalone, Rosenfeld, 2013). Feedback The feedback of the program and the employees surveys reveled that the program has some valuable impact on the company. However, the company came to know that the biggest reason due to which the employees were unable to participate in the program is due to the early morning group for the walk. Due to this, the employees avoided such programs as they have to take showers and breakfast before going to their work (Cohen, 2007). The other non-participants were there who prepared for the event before the Sunday night. Some employees said that due to travel times, they want to change the time for the event as they also want to take participate and grab the opportunity so that they can also improve their health. The company got success in the stress management workshops as many employees took participate which help twice in the year. As 20% employee took part in the first session, 30 % took part in second series and in total 50 % of the employees took the session of stress management (Damschroder et al. 2009). The other target was obesity which showed the most remarkable results that is 42 % of the MacVilles employees. The feedback from this program is 8 % of the employees are obese, and 12 % are to be considered related to the result of BMI (Emrouznejad, Parker, Tavares, 2008). Modifications There must be some modification in the programs held by MacVilles as there are many employees who want to attend the program but due to office hours, travelling hours, and other work load, etc they are unable to attends the workshops and sessions. So it is very relevant to change and to bring modification in the program scheduled by MacVilles (Alvesson, Sandberg, 2013). These modifications will help the company and the event managers to have more employees in the program and to grab opportunities form the same. Recommendations The recommendations for the managers of MacVilles are that they have to change and modify the program according to the convenience of the employees. It is the fact that this program is only for the employees and if they are unable to participate than the program is not worth for any one of the organization. In this way, it is highly recommended to change the timings and schedules for the same. Conclusion At last the conclusion of the present report is that the company MacVilles is trying hard to take care of the health of the employees working with them. The program is placed for 12 months to improve the health of the employees and to bring a work life balance in the lives of the same. The program has shows positive results and feedback at some place and also negative result at some. But this can be improved if company brings changes according to the ease of the employees. The company has spent a huge investment so that the program can become successful so they want to have positive feedback out of the same. References Alvesson, M., Sandberg, J. (2013). Has management studies lost its way? Ideas for more imaginative and innovative research.Journal of Management Studies,50(1), 128-152. Bakker, A. B., Schaufeli, W. B. (2008). Positive organizational behavior: Engaged employees in flourishing organizations.Journal of Organizational Behavior,29(2), 147-154. Cohen, D. J. (2007). 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