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Proactive mental fitness for
high performance
Proactive mental fitness for
high performance
Understand the stresses and workplace challenges of your staff and provide them with the tools to protect their productivity and mental health.
Integrations to over 214 platforms
October integrates directly with your HR systems
Everything you need
Losing the war for talent?
October improves workplace performance and significantly reduces staff turnover with its precision platform.
- Monitor team effectiveness.
- Track your teams' culture, stresses and anxiety levels in real-time to identify and address issues before they become problems.
- Right care at the right time.
- Provide proactive and reactive mental health support to your teams with our integrated care mobile application.
- Closed digital group sessions.
- Run targeted sessions in our October Forest to help your teams build resilience and improve mental health, while improving culture.
- AI-powered insights.
- October's AI suggests interventions and insights to help you improve your teams based on live data and comparisons.
- KPI-driven HR.
- Let your HR teams become data-driven and set KPIs around staff well-being and office culture to stay ahead of the competition.
- Superpowers for HR & Leadership.
- The October Companion is able to develop action plans, complex reports, handouts, newsletters and insights for your HR teams.
The world's most innovative companies use October
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Companies lose over 14% of work hours a month to poor performance directly related to mental health.
October is proven to increase productivity and mental well-being, mitigating the effect of presenteeism, absences and side effects such as burnout.
This cost alone drives a positive ROI from investing in October for your business, but the benefits don't stop there.
- Of teams say mental health is negatively affecting revenue
- 90%
- Of employees say mental health has hurt their performance in the last 12 months
- 70%
Work/life balance and mental well-being is consistently rated in the top 3 things that attract staff under 35.
October reduces staff churn by up to 40% and helps businesses to be seen as an employer of record.
Did you know? October clients are more often rated in the top companies to work for, and receive better ratings on job sites such as Glassdoor.
- of people under 40 have quit a job due to mental health
- 70%
- of exit interviews associate culture or mental health as a primary reason for leaving
- 60%
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. A positive culture is the foundation of a successful business, and the performance of staff.
October tracks team culture, management efficiency, and staff well-being, providing actionable insights to improve the primary drivers of culture in your business.
Did you know? Turnover rates at companies with a strong culture average 14.9%, compared to 48.4% at companies with a weak culture.
- of employees report unmanaged culture issues on their teams
- 44%
- percentage that engaged employees outperform their peers
- 147%
Leaders are promoted based on their technical skills, but 90% of their success is based on their emotional intelligence.
October upskills leaders to better handle the dynamics of team management, and the impact of mental well-being on individuals and their teams.
Did you know? For every $1 that employers invest in mental health support, they can expect a return of $5 in reduced absenteeism, presenteeism, and staff turnover.
- of managers feel unprepared to manage team mental health
- 58%
- of high-growth company leaders say mental health is critical
- 94%
A personalized AI coach for every single staff member, and science-based per person mental care.
October provides direct 1-on-1 coaching plans for every staff member, based on their individual needs and goals. From goal-setting to productivity, difficult conversions to team dynamics, October is there to help.
Did you know? 70% of individuals who receive coaching report improvements in work performance, communication skills, and relationships.
- average return to companies investing in coaching
- 7x
- of individuals receiving coaching report improved work performance
- 70%
Majority of interventions for burnout happen too late, costing people their jobs and companies their best talent.
October provides proactive care to low and high risk staff, allowing high touch training and interventions long before burnout happens.
Did you know? 80% of workers say they feel stress on the job, with 25% saying work is the biggest source of stress in their lives.
- months of sick leave per burnout incident
- 2m
- of employees feel at risk of burnout
- 50%
Help your staff.
Change your business.
60% of resignations have mental health related causes, and 14% of work hours are lost a month to
mental health related reasons.
Investing $1 in employee mental well-being returns an average of $4.20 to the business.
October's app in your staff's hands
People choose October more than any other mental health app
As a corporate client, every staff member will be able to use the October mobile app directly. October averages over 40% usage across business clients.
- Forest Sessions
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Users can join proactive group support sessions all day, focused on their individual needs - from anxiety to parenting.
- Precision Platform
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October's precision app directs users to the right content at the right time for them, while tracking their progress.
- Optional EAP
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October clients can optionally include an EAP connection to an existing EAP, or have October include one in their package for 1:1 support.
Cheaper than coffee.
Invest in your staff, and your business.
October significantly improves retention and workplace performance, while costing less than almost any other retention or perk based product on the market.
Cost per employee per month. October price based on mid-size client, with standard package.
Thousands of topics
Give your team superpowers!
Access our library of thousands of topics, from anxiety to sleep, and everything in between. Something missing? Let the October AI customize a content piece for your business.
- Ready to share.
- October provides ready-to-share content for your staff and managers, supercharging your HR department.
- Custom generated.
- Create content that specifically focuses on the weaknesses in your workplace, or the stresses your employees feel.
- Unlimited usage.
- October clients can use as much content as they need, with no limits, and generate thousands of custom handouts.
Keep a finger on the pulse
Track staff scores daily
October lets you see your staffs' aggregated daily scores as they move, allowing you to better track and invest in their wellness and understand flight risk.
“October led to a 15% month-on-month improvement for users who joined twice a week”
James Gaylard – Data scientist
“Through October we continue to draw insights to understand where to bolster support and to design a fit for purpose well-being plan for the year.”
Palesa Ntoagae
Director of Human Resources, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
“We now understand what wellbeing challenges are most important to our staff and can craft specialised interventions with the October team [..]The entire October team is a pleasure to deal with”
Daniella Frank
National Employee Engagement Manager, Mazars
“In as much as I love the app, and I love it a lot, I think the most stand out feature of the service has been the support we have received from the October team [..] has been the difference between it being limp on inception, and it being the success it was!”
Gen Brand
HR Director, SAPRO
Featured Case Studies
Learn how October helps businesses reduce churn, improve performance and maximize staff well-being.
Mazars → Accounting
How Mazars Leapfrogged the competition in mental wellbeing.
Studio 88 → Retail
Boosting Efficiency And Super Charging HR teams at Studio 88.
Propr → Marketing
Transforming Employee Wellbeing and Performance with Data-Driven Insights.
Saicom → Telecommunications
Skyrocketing Engagement Through a High Touch, High Impact Launch.
How much additional value does October deliver to your staff?
October takes care beyond traditional EAPs, to an employee wellness and organizational effectiveness platform that drives real value for your business. Improving and proactively managing employee mental health leads to a happier, healthier, and more productive workforce that can sustain high performance without burnout.
50
10,000
October utilization
more employees utilize care yearly with October vs EAPs.
Work hours increased
additional days of work per year with October vs EAPs.
Less resignations
less staff resign per year with October vs EAPs.
Over 10,000 employees? October saves companies millions a year. Speak to us for a custom estimate. Contact Us
Everything you need
All-in-one platform
October provides a full service EAP and proactive mental wellness platform for businesses. Get in touch today.
- Unlimited access
- October is unlimited, your staff can access the support they need, when they need it.
- Content, videos, life skills
- Staff can get the right care at the right time on their own personal journey.
- Assessments and tracking
- Know where your employees are at, and what care will best help them.
- Digital Group Support
- October's powerful group support platform allows users to drop into sessions any time.
- Detailed Business Insights
- October delivers detailed insights to support staff and improve your bottom line.
- Trauma, Legal and Financial Counselling
- On-site trauma counselling when needed to ensure staff are supported, and legal and financial/debt counselling protects your staff.
- Pro-active support
- Prevent burnout and improve employee engagement with proactive resources.
- Mobile first
- Connect directly with users with the October mobile app to deliver therapy
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Unlock proactive mental health care and actionable insights for your team!