NatWest Group has launched menopause support through health app Peppy to its 39,000-strong workforce and its partners in the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland.
The banking group employs 6,400 women between the ages of 45 and 55 across the UK and Ireland and added it has plans to launch the Peppy service globally in the near future.
Employees will have access to 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 service 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.
Sharon Midwinter, benefits and wellbeing lead at NatWest Group, said: “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.
“This support is perfectly aligned with our approach to give our workforce the most relevant and appropriate support they need.”
Mridula Pore, CEO and co-founder, Peppy, added: “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.”