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Why are financial services companies enhancing their fertility benefits?

In recent years, financial services firms in the UK have been implementing or enhancing the fertility benefits they offer their people. This trend is indicative of the growing recognition employers have for the challenges their employees face regarding fertility and family planning, and the crucial role they play in providing support.

Fertility challenges can often be extremely difficult to face, and it is encouraging to see employers going the extra mile to support people through their family-forming journeys

Supporting employees during their reproductive health journey will not only benefit them personally, the business benefits are clear:

Talent attraction and retention: With 77% of millennials willing to change jobs for a company that offers fertility benefits, providing this support has become crucial for companies aiming to attract and retain skilled professionals.

Employee wellbeing: Fertility treatments can be financially and emotionally taxing. Offering benefits such as flexible working hours, paid time off for medical appointments, and financial support for treatments like IVF demonstrates a company's commitment to employee well-being.

Promoting inclusivity: Comprehensive fertility benefits support diverse family-building journeys, including those of LGBTQ+ employees and single individuals, fostering an inclusive workplace culture.

By implementing fertility benefits, financial services firms not only support their employees' personal aspirations but also demonstrate that they are progressive and genuinely care for their people,  giving them a competitive edge in the talent market.

Banking

Monzo 🏆

Monzo is a digital bank, founded in 2015. They are one of the first 'challenger banks' in the UK, meaning that they are not part of the traditional banking system. They have been widely praised for their company culture and are breaking ground with their fertility benefits for their employees.

The Fertifa in-house clinical team looks after Monzo employees with unlimited 1-2-1 clinical advice and support throughout their menopause, fertility and family-forming journeys. We also give their employees access to a suite of educational resources, around some of the most complicated and most common fertility challenges. Read about how we work with Monzo, in their annual Diversity & Inclusion Report.

American Express

American Express offer their people an industry-leading allowance for fertility benefits in the form of a $35,000 lifetime allowance for fertility treatments such as IVF. The also offer 20 weeks paid parental leave and reimburse employees with up to $35,000 for adoption or surrogacy expenses.

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs also offer a generous fertility benefit. Including a: $10,000 allowance to cover the cost of egg retrieval, and $20,000 contribution for the purchase of donated eggs.

Other benefits include, adoption, surrogacy and egg donation stipends, advice and counselling services for mental health issues caused by reproductive health challenges. 

Lloyds

In November 2024, Lloyds became the first UK bank to receive the Fertility Friendly Employer Accreditation.

The Group offers paid time off during fertility treatments and has doubled the minimum leave period following pregnancy loss. Their comprehensive support includes flexible working policies and internal support networks.

Natwest

Over the past few years, Natwest has enhanced its support for its employees’ fertility and family-forming journeys. Changes include five days of paid leave for pre-adoption/ surrogacy appointments, and a working week of paid leave for every treatment cycle an employee goes through. Natwest employees are also entitled to 2 weeks paid bereavement leave for a bay loss that occurs more than 24 weeks into a pregnancy.

Allowances for fertility treatment includes a financial contribution to IVF treatment, sperm freezing and donor egg treatment. ‍

Oak North Bank 🏆

In July 2024, we welcomed Oak North Bank to the Fertifa family! They now work with us to offer their 350 employees same-day,  best-in-class fertility and menopause support and treatment throughout their reproductive health journeys. 

Piper Sandler 🏆

US based investment bank Piper Sandler offers a range of fertility benefits through Fertifa, including financial coverage for fertility treatments such as IVF, ongoing family-forming support along all paths to parenthood, and support and treatment for employees going through menopause and men’s health issues. 

Asset Management

Bain Capital 🏆

We support Bain employees through all reproductive health and family-forming journeys. That includes fertility treatments like IVF and egg freezing, menopause support and treatment (including HRT prescriptions), early detection of male cancers, health issues like PCOS and endometriosis and family-forming support that includes surrogacy and adoption.

Rathbones 🏆

Investment management firm Rathbones have been part of the Fertifa family since 2023, and we've loved supporting their people through their fertility journeys!

Rathbones employees have access to same-day consultations and ongoing treatment for health issues relating to menopause, fertility, family-forming, gendered health issues and neurodiversity.

AustralianSuper 🏆

At the start of 2025, AustralianSuper decided to team up with Fertifa to offer it’s people best-in-class treatment and support for an issues relating to fertility, menopause, men’s health, women’s health and gender identity.

We’re thrilled to welcome the AustralianSuper to the Fertifa family, and can’t wait to start working with their 200+ employees.

Allspring Global Investments 🏆 

Allspring employees are just a few clicks away from 1-2-1 consultations, support and ongoing treatment from Fertifa’s fertility specialists.

BlackRock

BlackRock offers a range of fertility benefits to its employees, including egg freezing and storage, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support. The company also offers parental leave, flexible working arrangements, and other family support benefits including a £15,000 allowance for egg freezing. 

Accounting 

Ernst & Young

EY offers reimburses costs for fertility treatments like IVF, egg and sperm freezing, and surrogacy as well as other health and wellbeing initiatives. 

KPMG

KMPG offer their people paid time off to attend fertility appointments, for surrogacy arrangements, and certain instances of baby loss such as miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.

They also allow employees to adjust their work schedules to accommodate fertility treatments.

Deloitte

Deloitte also offer a wider range of fertility benefits. Including paid time off to attend appointments for employees going through treatment themselves or if they supporting their partner, 26 weeks of full pay for all parents from their first day of employment, 12 weeks additional paid leave for parents with a child who requires neonatal care  and one week of paid leave for carers. 

PwC

PwC employees can take up to 8 days of paid leave specifically for fertility treatments and consultations, and partners of individuals undergoing fertility treatment can also take up to 2 days of paid leave to provide support. 

This benefit is part of a larger package of family-focused benefits offered by PwC, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

Hedge funds

Citadel 🏆

Global hedge fund and financial services company Citadel offers employees best-in-class fertility, family-forming and maternity support through Fertifa, including reimbursements for elective preservation and fertility costs.

Welcome to the Fertifa family Citadel.

Qube Research & Technologies 🏆

In 2024, Qube Research showed their commitment to their employees’ welfare by introducing menopause, fertility, men’s health and neurodiversity support through Fertifa.

G-Research 🏆

In November 2024, G-Research enhanced their fertility, menopause and men’s health support by teaming up with Fertifa. G-Research employees now have access to best-in-class clinical support and treatment for all their reproductive health issues.

Venture Capital

Balderton Capital 🏆

A prominent UK venture capital firm, Balderton Capital offers fertility benefits to its employees, partnering with Fertifa to provide comprehensive reproductive health support. This includes financial assistance for fertility treatments and related healthcare costs.