Benefits

For anyone wanting help to get to the next stage of their career, we have a very well-funded Employee Educational Fund (EEF). Permanent employees (have been employed for at least six months) of Fletcher Construction, their partners, and dependant family members can apply to the EEF to fund career-related tuition and programmes. 

The EEF also supports tamariki. School-age children can access funding to take extra academic tuition or personal development programmes (EEF can provide financial assistance to cover 75% of programme fees for one week), and to continue their studies when they leave high school. This is offered to our employees as part of the wider Fletcher Building business. For further information visit www.fbeducation.com.

"I used the EEF to get a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies. Alongside the knowledge learnt in class I have strengthened my ability to give equal attention to multiple projects, and the support I received from Fletcher Construction has been invaluable. I love applying the knowledge I have gained in the workplace, and it has allowed me to progress into new roles which I otherwise may not have had the opportunity or ability to perform."

– Sara Scott 

As part of the wider Fletcher Building company, New Zealand-based Fletcher Construction employees are able to access the Employee Welfare Fund. It exists to support our people and their families in the event of death, disability or financial hardship resulting from unexpected medical misfortune.

For the overall welfare of our teams, we have free counselling available for employees.

The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a completely confidential counselling service available to permanent employees to help with personal and work issues. 

This service is provided by EAP Services whose professionals are qualified, registered and experienced EAP specialists. EAP Services provides a focused intervention of assistance for employers and clients to enhance, enable and assist functionality in the workplace. It is an employer funded programme and provides therapeutic counselling interventions within a contracted timeframe.

FBuShare is Fletcher Building’s employee share plan that allows employees of the Fletcher Building Group, including Fletcher Construction employees, to purchase Fletcher Building Shares.

Subject to certain conditions, they can receive Award Shares at no additional cost on a 1:2 basis.

We offer our employees an industry-leading parental leave package.

Our parental leave policy helps employees out when they're welcoming a new addition to their whānau, and eases the transition back to work. Modern families come in all forms, so our policy refers to primary and secondary carers rather than Mum or Dad.

Aotearoa and Australia-based primary carers on parental leave will receive their full base pay for 26 weeks, or 50% of their normal pay for 52 weeks. Secondary carers receive four weeks of paid leave.

We also offer phased return-to-work benefits. Primary carers can return to work on 80% of their hours but paid full time for six months. New parents also get five additional days of ‘New Parents Leave’ during their first year back at work.

Annual leave accumulated during parental leave is paid out at normal pay, and KiwiSaver or superannuation employer contributions continue to be paid.

“I can imagine having a second or third child is daunting also, but for the first, when you are experiencing so many ‘firsts’ such as new sleep patterns and teething, being able to have the opportunity to help during the times when your partner needs more support is amazing.”

We acknowledge employee loyalty and commitment by giving long-serving employees an award after completing 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years' continuous current service with us.

All women at Fletcher Construction have access to free membership of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and the NZ Women's Infrastructure Network (WIN). These memberships are open through the Fletcher Building Equality Network.

NAWIC and WIN are well-established networks supporting and inspiring women in their career journeys. 

They offer a wide range of events, networking opportunities, webinars and workshops, and invaluable online resources at a national level and at a regional level, with dedicated regional chapters organising local events. 

Our people have access to a wide range of excellent corporate discounts. Fletcher Construction is part of the wider Fletcher Building family, so we have some incredible discounts with other Fletcher Building business units including Mico and Placemakers.

Fletcher Construction employees also receive discounts that cover fuel, banks, travel, electronics and many others.