From Longman Business Dictionaryemployee assistance programemˌployee asˈsistance ˌprogram (also employment assistance program), abbreviation EAP American EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES1a set of organized actions by employers in the US to help employees with personal or family problemsMore than two thirds of major firms now support employee assistance programs for drug abusers.2actions by an employer to help people find new jobs when they are dismissedThe company said it would provide employment assistance programs for the 600 workers affected by the closure of its West Coast operation. → program
