For Workplaces
At nuvō8, we approach menopause in the workplace through the lens of whole-person health and performance.
As health professionals, we understand that meaningful improvements in health do not come from surface-level wellbeing initiatives. They come from evidence-based, practical strategies that address the real physiological, psychological and lifestyle factors influencing women’s health during midlife.
We apply the same lifestyle medicine and functional medicine principles used in our clinical practice to the workplace,
supporting organisations to support women through menopause in a way that protects health, sustains performance, and retains experienced women at a critical stage of their careers.
Our work is grounded in scientific evidence and real-world applications, not trends, tick-box wellbeing, or one-off awareness sessions.
Why Menopause Matters At Work
Menopause is a significant workplace health issue, with symptoms that can last for several years. While some women experience mild changes, for others symptoms are persistent and highly disruptive, affecting sleep, concentration, mood, confidence, physical health and mental wellbeing.
Women in midlife now represent one of the fastest-growing demographics in the workforce. In the UK, it is estimated that six million people in employment are currently experiencing perimenopause or menopause, meaning the impact is both widespread and increasingly visible within organisations.
In the workplace, unmanaged menopause symptoms can lead to:
92%
Report that menopause symptoms negatively affect their work
£7.3 bn
Estimated annual cost to UK businesses through menopause-related absenteeism
25%
Consider leaving work due to menopause symptoms
12%
Resign, with experienced employees leaving the workforce without appropriate support
When appropriate, informed support, is not made available, many women experience unnecessary and prolonged suffering. Often in silence.
This not only affects health and wellbeing, but also confidence, identity and the ability to perform at work.
When menopause at work is not properly understood or supported, organisations risk losing highly skilled, experienced women at a critical stage of their careers, with clear implications for retention, leadership pipelines and organisational performance.
Menopause At Work
Menopause support in the workplace is increasingly recognised as an organisational responsibility, not simply a wellbeing initiative.
In the UK, formal workplace guidance on menopause now sets clear expectations for how employers recognise and support menopause at work.
Organisations are increasingly expected to develop, implement and evidence meaningful menopause support, rather than relying on informal adjustments or one-off initiatives.
This reflects a broader shift in how menopause is understood, from a personal issue to a recognised workplace health consideration that requires structured, ongoing action, not just awareness.
nuvō8 helps organisations move from reactive compliance to proactive leadership, supporting menopause in a way that protects both people and performance.
A Workplace Responsibility
Forward-thinking organisations are already responding by taking the following initiatives:
- Educating leaders and managers
- Embedding menopause into health, equality and inclusion strategies.
- Providing access to credible education, training and support
- Developing clear, appropriate menopause action plans to ensure support is available
The
Method
Method
Many workplace menopause offerings focus on one-off talks or awareness campaigns. While useful, these rarely deliver meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing or performance.
nuvō8 goes further.
Our approach to menopause at work is:
- Evidence-based and clinically informed
- Rooted in lifestyle & functional medicine, not surface-level advice
- Focused on whole person health not just symptom management
- Designed to support sustainable behaviour change, not short-term fixes
- Scalable, from leadership training to ongoing employee support
This enables organisations to deliver credible, meaningful menopause support, with a clear and effective action plan.
Menopause Training For Leaders
Contribute to a more inclusive, menopause-aware workplace culture
Menopause Training For Leaders
Contribute to a more inclusive, menopause-aware workplace culture
Supportive workplaces start with informed leadership.
nuvō8 delivers evidence-based menopause training for leaders and managers, building understanding, confidence and empathy. This enables constructive conversations and appropriate support, without stigma or assumption.
These sessions help leaders:
- Understand how menopause can affect health and performance at work.
- Respond sensitively and professionally to individual needs.
- Balance wellbeing with role expectations and organisational demands.
- Contribute to a more inclusive, menopause-aware workplace culture.
Leadership training can be delivered in person or online and integrates seamlessly into existing leadership development and wellbeing programmes. Sessions are tailored to organisational context and delivered by our experienced team of health professionals.
Employee Menopause Education & Support
Lifestyle and Functional Medicine-led education that supports real health improvement
Employee Menopause Education & Support
Lifestyle and Functional Medicine-led education that supports real health improvement
The Menopause Lounge is a structured educational and supportive series for employees navigating perimenopause and menopause, grounded in lifestyle medicine and functional medicine principles that address the underlying drivers of health, not symptoms in isolation.
It combines clear, evidence-based information about menopause with a practical, evidence-led toolkit to support health and wellbeing. Topics are explored thoughtfully and responsibly, including hormone replacement therapy as an option, alongside practical guidance across the key foundations of health - nutrition, movement, sleep, stress and resilience, drawing on the same frameworks used in our clinical practice.
It provides:
- Clear, evidence-based education.
- Practical lifestyle strategies employees can apply immediately.
- Space for reflection, discussion and peer support.
The Menopause Lounge helps individuals feel informed, supported and less isolated, supporting confidence, health, wellbeing and the ability to thrive at work.
It can be delivered in person or online, with content and format tailored to organisational context and workforce needs.
Ongoing Support At Scale:
Thrive
On-demand lifestyle and functional medicine support beyond live sessions
Ongoing Support At Scale:
Thrive
On-demand lifestyle and functional medicine support beyond live sessions
To extend support beyond live sessions, organisations can offer employees access to nuvō8 Thrive - our on demand lifestyle and functional medicine-led health and wellbeing platform.
nuvō8 Thrive provides:
- Trusted, evidence-based content on menopause and healthy ageing.
- Practical guidance and on-demand resources across nutrition, movement, sleep and stress management.
- Regular live group sessions delivered by experienced health professionals, alongside community support to encourage engagement and continuity.
This creates a cost-effective, scalable solution that bridges the gap between high-touch individual care and no ongoing support at all.
Access To Clinical Support
Optional clinical pathways for people requiring deeper support
Access To Clinical Support
Optional clinical pathways for people requiring deeper support
Where appropriate, employees may also access nuvō8’s private clinic services, including:
- Lifestyle medicine optimisation and health coaching.
- Nutritional therapy & advanced functional testing.
- Doctor-led integrative medicine consultations via trusted clinic partners.
This ensures individuals can access the right level of support at the right time, without placing additional burden on internal HR or management teams.
A smart way to support Menopause at Work
Supporting menopause in the workplace is about more than awareness or compliance.
It is about:
- Retaining experienced, high-performing talent
- Supporting long-term health, resilience and sustainability at work
- Strengthening inclusion, leadership capability & workplace culture
- Improving confidence, engagement and day-to-day performance
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