Employee and Family Assistance Program

The Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is an employee benefit program, supported and administered by both labour and management.

EFAP provides confidential, professional assistance through counseling to employees, spouses and dependants to help them resolve personal difficulties which may negatively affect the employee's job performance or personal well-being.

Problem assistance includes, but not limited to: job, marital/relationship conflict, psychological concerns (stress, depression, grief, etc), financial and legal concerns as well as problems associated with alcohol and / or drug use.
Besides being confidential, the program is designed to allow employees and families to seek help on their own.

Homewood Human Solutions™ is EFAP provider province-wide. In addition to providing you with professional help in a challenging situation, you and your dependent family members will have access to confidential counselling services.

Effective October 1, 2011 you can call Homewood Human Solutions™ Client Service Centre 24 hours/day, 7 days/week at 1-800-663-1142.  

If you have questions, please contact Shirley Thera, SCHR Workplace Health and Safety Manager at 637-2400 or email at Shirley.Thera@schr.sk.ca.

For inquiries about our Benefit Plans, please contact:

Karleen.Dumaine@schr.sk.ca (formerly Karleen Brasseur)

Payroll/Benefits Officer
Sun Country Health Region
Box 5000 -200
1174 Nicholson Road
Estevan, SK
S4A 2V6

Tel: (306) 637-3649
Fax: (306) 637-3607
Toll-Free: (866) 818-3649
Email: Karleen.Dumaine@schr.sk.ca

The work our employees do at Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) is valuable to us and to the clients and patients we serve. SCHR is committed to providing staff with jobs that provide career possibilities, personal and professional development, rewarding work, and a positive environment that promotes respect and team work.

The Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) provides benefits which include pension, life and disability insurance, extended health and dental. Benefits may be transferable if you are already a health care professional working in Saskatchewan.

The following is a list of the eligible benefit plans:

• Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees' Pension Plan (SHEPP)
• Group Life Insurance Plan
• Disability Income Plans (CUPE, SUN, and General plans applicable)
• Core and Enhanced Dental Plans
• Extended Health Care Plan

Enrolment into the above listed plans will be based on the following statistics:

• Employment type: permanent or temporary employee
• Employee status: active employee or on an unpaid leave of absence
• Employee type: full-time or part-time position or you are a relief/casual employee.
• There are also specific union-based rules that may provide province-wide benefit eligibility. 

Dental & Health Claim Forms 

•  GWL Dental Claim Form

• GWL Health Care Claim Form 

Sun Country Health Region provides the Employee and Family assistance Plan, adult day care and annual staff volunteer recognition.

Links:

SAHO

SHEPP

For a detailed explaination of other benefits visit:

Canadian Union of Public Employees- Saskatchewan (CUPE)

Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN)