Some firms have severely strained staff relations, others have a strong staff association or union.
Still others chose to establish a joint committee to demonstrate their sincere commitment to participative management. In these situations it is common to establish a Joint Labour Management EAP committee. The purpose of the joint committee is to convince employees that the program is confidential. Otherwise the employees would be too sceptical to not use the program. The committee would determine the need for an EAP, design the program, select the provider, monitor its implementation and review its effectiveness.