Free support
Full EAP support
With BCITO you can access free physical, mental, financial, and legal support. This is covered under EAP (Employee Assistance Program) for all our employers and apprentices - to create happier, healthier workplaces.
Financial advice
Providing practical advice and tools to help you achieve and maintain financial wellbeing.
Includes:
- Budgeting
- Buying a home
- Preparing for redundancy
- Investments/KiwiSaver
- Preparing for retirement
- Managing debt
Health support & coaching
Fitness & Rehab Coaching
Free online sessions with a Rehab Coach for tailored exercise plans and support in developing lifelong fitness habits.
Includes:
- Online sessions by a Rehab Coach
- Physical health and well-being support
- Tailored exercise plans
- Development for life-long fitness habits
Sleep & Fatigue Coaching
Access free online sessions to improve sleep, manage fatigue, and support stress reduction. Ideal for shift workers, this support is available to all BCITO employers and apprentices.
Includes:
- Sessions run online by a Registered Nurse
- Improve sleep quality and manage fatigue
- Build knowledge and understanding
- Support for sleep habits, stress reduction, and relaxation techniques
- Beneficial for those on shift work
Nutritional Support
Support services to help you learn about balanced diets, portion control, and managing weight. This free support is designed to enhance your well-being and prevent chronic diseases.
Includes:
- Sessions run online by a qualified Dietician
- Learn about balanced diets, portion control, and dietary preferences
- Build a nutrition plan, manage weight, prevent chronic diseases
- Build knowledge and understanding
- Improve well-being
Legal guidance
The information and guidance provided is high-level, general guidance to put a framework around an issue. To understand what to do and where to go.
Includes:
- Legal personal matters
- Adoption or custody
- Marriage/civil union
- Tax guidance
- Buying/selling a house
- Separation
Mental health
Counselling
Talk through a work or personal issue with someone impartial, non-judgmental, and trained to assist others to cope and/or overcome what’s troubling you.
Other resources
These are not covered under AEP.
Phone lines
Including 1737, Lifeline, Samaritans, and others.
Mental Health and wellbeing support page on Business.govt.nz has a block with this detail (also links to further helplines on MHF page) Nationwide, not small business specific
COVID Business support lines
Business.govt.nz refers to on multiple webpages and in newsletters
XAP line for Xero customers and whanau
Phone line available on Xero website
Whakarongorau nz
NZ Telehealth service operates phone counselling on contract for the govt. Free 24/7
Business Mentors
Note that mentors are reporting a huge uplift in just being a listening ear at the moment.
Mental Health and Wellbeing support articles and links to resources
Being updated regularly, lots of great tips for employers and sole traders.
Mental Health Foundation
Free resources and articles to help people flourish.
Mentemia app
(Sir John Kirwan). General advice, but also includes workplaces specific support, listen to podcasts or read blog articles – free app.
Depression.org - supporting someone at work
Things you could do to help, tips on how to start a conversation, and what next.
Xero free resources for businesses
The Check–In. Free resources available for download. Step by step approach to check on your team
MYOB and Smiling Mind ‘small business programme’
Free to download via Smiling Mind app for NZ and AU businesses.
Developed by educators and psychologists to bring balance to life. Modules to help proactively manage stressors and challenges including stress management, relationships, resilience, and building mindfulness foundations.
The Effect
Help businesses look after the mental wellbeing of their people – offer courses including:
- Mental Health for leaders
- Introduction to Mental Health
- Resilience
- Free COVID support includes: theeffect.co.nz/freecovidsupport
- Paid webinars also available at theeffect.co.nz/zoomwebinars
Blueprint webinars
Mental Health 101 webinar and others. Those on the website saying 'book now' are currently free.
Work counts ‘worried about work’ guidance
A resource for anyone providing employment support in New Zealand during the pandemic. Contains updated information on:
- supporting people’s physical, mental health and addiction needs
- making a new claim or amend an existing claim for financial support
- employee rights during the pandemic
- vaccinations and face masks
- workplace health and safety practices in relation to COVID-19
