+ FOR EMPLOYERS · WORKPLACE PILOT 2027
The right mental health support for your team, early.
We are inviting a small number of UK employers with 50 to 250 staff to pilot the Bossa App with their teams for free. It works out what support each person needs, guides them through a structured programme and shows them when to seek professional help.
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WHY IT MATTERS
Poor mental health is a cost to your business
A £51bn cost. That is what poor mental health costs UK employers every year.
The top reason for time off. Small and medium employers name mental health as the number one reason staff take time off.
Presenteeism costs £24bn a year. That is the cost of people working while unwell.
£4.70
returned, on average, for every £1 employers spend supporting staff mental health.
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Sources: Deloitte, Mental health and employers, May 2024. Unum and YouGov survey of 2,010 UK small and medium employers, November 2025. Employment Rights Act 2025, statutory sick pay from the first day of absence since 6 April 2026.
Burnout is common. Almost two in three workers (63%) show at least one sign of burnout.
Sick pay from day one. Statutory sick pay is now paid from the first day of absence, so early support matters more than ever.
HOW THE APP WORKS
From sign-up to the right support, in four simple steps.
THE OFFER
Six months free, then a further year free
This is how the six months run, for you and your team:
Before you start: We send your company code, a ready-made instructions email with a digital poster, and agree a launch date with you.
Week 1, launch: You share the email and poster with your team. We run an online session to show staff how the app works and answer their questions.
Week 6: A 20-minute check-in with you to see how the launch is going.
Week 12: Your first anonymised summary of take-up and staff feedback, with a call to talk it through.
Month 6: A final summary and review call. Your team then keeps free access for a further 12 months, with no obligation to continue.
ALREADY HAVE AN EAP OR INSURANCE?
Bossa reaches people earlier, alongside what you offer
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or health insurance is there for counselling and treatment. Many people never get that far, because asking for help feels like a big step.
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Bossa is a private first step on their phone, with no call or appointment. It works alongside your cover, and on its own for teams with no mental health support in place yet.
QUESTIONS HR TEAMS ASK
Before you decide
The questions we hear most from HR and People leads. If yours is not here, ask us on a call.
Can we see who is using the app? No. Staff sign up themselves with your company code, and we never share who has joined or what anyone answers. You see anonymised take-up and feedback only.
How much work is it for us? Very little. We provide the launch email, a poster and a short online session. You share it with your team and tell us how it went at the end.
What if someone is in crisis? The app is not an emergency service. If someone tells it they may be at risk, it shows them urgent support straight away: NHS 111, Samaritans on 116 123, or 999 in an emergency.
What if someone needs more than self-help? The fortnightly check-ins show when someone may need more. The app then points them to professional help, such as their GP, your EAP or our own clinicians, paid by the individual or their health insurance (we accept Vitality and WPA).