Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Micro Businesses in New Zealand

Affordable mental health and wellbeing support designed for New Zealand’s smallest businesses and teams.

EAP support designed for micro businesses

At Wisdom Wellbeing, we make professional mental health and wellbeing support accessible to New Zealand’s smallest businesses. Our EAP gives your team confidential support for challenges at work and at home, without the complexity of a traditional corporate wellbeing programme.

With 24/7 support and access to qualified professionals, you can give your people meaningful support, even if you don’t have a dedicated HR or wellbeing team.

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How prevalent are mental health and wellbeing issues in New Zealand workplaces?

41% of business owners with 2–5 employees said running a small business had affected their physical and/or mental health.

25% of self-employed business owners said running a small business had affected their physical and/or mental health.

39% of all micro-business leaders surveyed said running a micro business had affected their physical and/or mental health.

Reference: https://mentalhealth.org.nz/media/q45l1zo1/2019-small-business-wellbeing-report.pdf#:~:text=stress

Our EAP services for micro businesses in detail

Access our exclusive wellbeing app

The Wisdom app gives your team easy access to wellbeing tools wherever they are. Employees can monitor wellbeing indicators including sleep, steps and activity levels, helping them stay engaged with their personal wellbeing.

For micro businesses, it gives employees an accessible way to focus on their wellbeing without adding complexity for business owners.

Receive structured counselling sessions

Each employee can access up to six structured counselling sessions per issue, per year. Our qualified counsellors provide a confidential space where employees can discuss work-related or personal challenges and access professional support.

For a small team, this means employees have somewhere confidential and appropriate to turn when they need support.

Access CBT and trauma recovery courses

Employees can access digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and trauma recovery courses through leading platforms, including a CBT course designed to support people managing menopause.

These digital courses give micro-business employees another way to access wellbeing support and develop practical strategies for managing different challenges and life transitions.

Why micro businesses need an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Give your small team professional mental health support

Micro businesses may not have dedicated HR or wellbeing resources, but their employees can still face stress, personal challenges and difficulties at work.

Wisdom Wellbeing gives employees confidential access to professional support, helping New Zealand micro-business owners provide their people with somewhere appropriate to turn when they need help.

Support employees while keeping conversations confidential

In a close-knit team, employees may not always feel comfortable discussing personal or mental health challenges with their employer.

An EAP provides a confidential source of support outside the immediate workplace, giving employees access to qualified professionals for personal and work-related concerns.

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Make employee wellbeing affordable for a micro business

Supporting employee mental health shouldn't be limited to large organisations.

Wisdom Wellbeing gives micro businesses access to EAP and wellbeing services designed to make professional support accessible to smaller teams, without requiring an internal wellbeing programme.

Support your people when every team member counts

In a micro business, every employee plays an important part in keeping the business running.

Providing access to mental health and wellbeing support gives employees somewhere to turn when challenges arise, while allowing business owners to focus on running their business rather than trying to provide support outside their expertise.

On-demand mental health and wellbeing support when your team needs it

Unlimited access to our confidential 24/7 helpline

Your employees can access our confidential helpline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with unlimited access when they need support.

Our trained professionals provide support for a range of work-related and personal challenges, giving employees in even the smallest teams somewhere confidential and professional to turn.

Instant access to wellbeing resources

Give your employees access to a library of digital mental health and wellbeing resources, including practical guides, mood trackers and other tools to support their wellbeing.

For micro businesses, digital access makes it easier for employees to engage with wellbeing support when and where it suits them, without creating additional administration for the business owner.

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Real-time support through Wisdom AI live chat

Wisdom AI gives employees another way to access support for questions they may not feel comfortable asking elsewhere.

Powered by our in-house counselling team, Wisdom AI provides information and support for sensitive wellbeing questions, giving micro-business employees an additional source of support when they need it.