NatWest Group supports staff with menopausal symptoms

The banking and insurance holding company NatWest Group has introduced menopause support for its employees and partners via the health app Peppy.

The company has over 39,000 employees working in the UK and Ireland – approximately 6,400 females between the ages of 45-55 – who will be able to access the new service.

The organisation is offering menopause support as part of their commitment to championing the potential of all their colleagues, empowering them through every life stage, offering the support they need to reach their goals.

As part of the Peppy service, NatWest Group employees will have access to human-led support from specialist menopause practitioners, including consultations, one-to-one chat and group chat, along with access to articles, video and audio content, events and webinars.

The support includes impartial, empathetic help in understanding menopause and managing symptoms through treatment and lifestyle.

It also covers support for wider health and wellbeing, including nutrition, fitness and mental health.

“Offering access to specialist menopause support to our colleagues at this important life stage is going to make a real and tangible difference to them,” said Sharon Midwinter, benefits and wellbeing lead at NatWest Group.

“This support is perfectly aligned with our approach to give our workforce the most relevant and appropriate support that they need.”

Mridula Pore, CEO and co-founder of Peppy said: “It’s great to see an organisation such as NatWest Group take menopause support seriously.

“Looking after people during this life stage helps companies recruit and retain this important demographic, and that’s great for business, the economy and, most of all, those at the receiving end of the support.”