NatWest is rolling out an app to help employees of menopausal age and their companions, offering entry to personalised recommendation, sensible data and structured wellbeing help programmes from knowledgeable practitioners.
NatWest at present employs 39,000 folks within the UK and Eire, of which roughly 6,400 are females between the ages of 45-55.
The Peppy app supplies entry to in-person help from specialist menopause practitioners, together with consultations, one-to-one chat and group chat, together with entry to articles, video and audio content material, occasions and webinars.
Jen Tippin, NatWest Group chief folks & transformation officer says: “Girls of menopausal age (45-55) make up a fast-growing demographic of the UK workforce – 78% say they might really feel uncomfortable speaking about menopause at work together with with their very own line supervisor, 95% of companies recognise that menopausal signs have a damaging affect on workers’ work, and 1 in 4 ladies going via menopause take into account leaving their job as a consequence of their signs.
“Whereas some will sail via, three in 4 expertise signs and as many as one in 4 have critical signs, but round half have by no means consulted a healthcare skilled about their menopause. It is for these causes that I’m delighted to share the introduction of free menopause help, by way of the Peppy Well being app, to our crew and their companions or spouses at NatWest Group.”