Zora Health / Employer guide / Taiwan
Support your experienced employees through menopause, and help them stay at their best.
Most Taiwanese women go through menopausal changes in their early fifties, often while in senior roles, and the law offers leave for menstruation but not for menopause. Zora Health helps you build practical menopause support, from workplace policies and manager training to confidential care navigation and access to 128+ partner clinics in 16 countries, around your workforce and budget. Companies including Hilton, LinkedIn, Sanofi, HSBC, Mastercard, Carousell and Singapore Management University work with us.
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Five things Taiwan HR leaders should know
- The average age at menopause in Taiwan is about 50.
- About 80% of women aged 50 to 54 and 90% of women aged 55 to 59 show menopausal changes.
- Women’s labour force participation was 52.1% in 2025.
- Women get one day of menstrual leave a month at half pay under the Gender Equality in Employment Act. There is no menopause leave.
- Aon projects Taiwan’s medical trend at 8.0% for 2026, rising to 10.0% in 2027.
Why menopause is a business problem for employers
Menopause rarely announces itself at work. It looks like a senior manager who slept four hours, a wave of heat in the middle of a client meeting, a word that will not come in front of the board. Symptoms come and go for years. Many women do not link them to menopause, and fewer tell their manager.
So the cost stays out of your reports. It shows up instead as:
- Mid-career timing. The average age at menopause in Taiwan is about 50 (Health Promotion Administration, October 2022), when many women are in senior roles.
- Near universal. The National Health Interview Survey found menopausal changes in about 80% of women aged 50 to 54 and 90% of women aged 55 to 59.
- Leave that stops at menstruation. Menstrual leave covers women who still menstruate. Women whose symptoms continue after periods stop rely on sick leave or annual leave.
- Little local workplace data. We found no Taiwanese survey on menopause and work. A confidential survey of your own employees is the quickest way to see the picture in your company.
What employers gain
Keep the people who know how your business runs
Replacing an employee costs one-half to two times their annual salary, according to Gallup. Women’s labour force participation was 52.1% in 2025 (Ministry of Labor), so many of your experienced employees will go through menopause at work. A written policy, trained managers and quick access to the right doctor can help address barriers that contribute to employee attrition.
Stand out to experienced women
Few employers in Taiwan offer structured menopause support. A clear offer, explained in your benefits pack, stands out to senior women weighing their next move.
Make menopause support financially predictable
Aon projects Taiwan’s medical trend at 8.0% for 2026 and 10.0% for 2027 (Aon, October 2026). Much of what helps menopause costs very little: a flexible start time, a fan, a manager who knows what to say.
Zora helps employers set an annual allowance or top-up around National Health Insurance and your group plan, so HR can run the programme within an agreed budget. The benefit works alongside your existing insurance.
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What menopause care costs, and what the state pays
Employees are covered by National Health Insurance, with co-payments for visits and medicines. Some employers add group insurance.
| Item | Public support | What the employee still carries |
|---|---|---|
| Medicines at medical centres and regional hospitals | Covered by National Health Insurance | A drug co-payment capped at TWD 300 a visit since 1 July 2023 |
| Menstrual leave | One day a month at half pay; up to 3 days a year do not count towards sick leave | No menopause leave |
| Sick leave | Up to 30 days a year at half pay | The other half of pay, unless company policy is more generous |
From the Ministry of Health and Welfare, October 2024 and the Ministry of Labor. We could not confirm per-visit outpatient co-payments or private consultation fees. These are published examples, not guaranteed current prices: actual costs depend on cover, clinic, doctor and treatment, so confirm fees with the provider before budgeting.
About 90% of Taiwanese women aged 55 to 59 show menopausal changes.
We have found no menopause workplace guidance in Taiwan. For employers, the practical opportunity is to help employees recognise their symptoms, understand their options and reach appropriate clinical advice sooner.
Menopause support that fits your workforce and budget
You do not need to overhaul your existing health insurance to support employees through menopause. Start with awareness and manager education, add confidential one-to-one support, or introduce a fuller programme across your offices. There is no minimum company size.
Where included in the employer programme, eligible employees can use talks and care navigation without paying Zora a separate fee. Care navigation allowances are set in each proposal. Treatment and other third-party costs are paid separately, either by employees or through the allowance their employer provides.
Companies starting the conversation
Essentials
Expert-led talks for employees and managers, menopause policy templates, manager guides and full access to the Zora app. Up to 2 talks a year.
Employees supported one to one
Navigation
Everything in Essentials, plus confidential one-to-one care navigation and access to our partner clinic network.
Large teams across countries
Complete
Everything in Navigation, plus quarterly anonymised reporting, a dedicated account manager and scheduled review meetings with HR.
Optional add-ons can be added to any programme, subject to availability: hormone diagnostics and telehealth with specialists. Pricing is tailored to your headcount, your countries and the services you choose. Most companies start with a single talk.
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Comparing menopause benefit providers? Use our RFP question bank
Our question bank has 40 questions for multi-country benefits teams, with why each one matters, what a good answer looks like and a scoring sheet for three providers. Six of the questions for menopause support in Taiwan:
- Is menopause support included as standard, or only fertility?
- What access do employees get to menopause specialists and hormone testing, and how quickly?
- How does the programme support women whose symptoms continue after menstrual leave no longer applies?
- Do you provide fertility and menopause policy templates for our markets?
- How can an employee get help confidentially without telling their manager?
- What individual-level data does HR see?
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Plan your menopause benefit budget
Menopause care allowance planner
Model the annual claims budget for a menopause care allowance. Change any number.
This is a claims budget, not a Zora quotation. Zora’s programme fees, implementation and optional services are separate.
It estimates the annual budget for a menopause care allowance from your eligible workforce, expected utilisation and allowance per employee, and assumes each user claims the full allowance. Eligible employees defaults to 15% as a stand-in for women aged 45 and over; use your own headcount data. The default allowance of TWD 20,000 is an illustrative figure for private consultations, tests and treatment. Utilisation is an editable assumption, not observed Zora data. For a proposal covering both programme costs and employee benefits, request an employer proposal.
Estimate the potential workforce impact of menopause symptoms
A rough planning scenario. It applies a published estimate to your headcount, so it is not a prediction for your workforce, a measured loss or a forecast of savings from any programme.
Range: TWD 424,262 to TWD 1,284,251 a year, depending on replacement cost.
Assumptions: 13.4% of working women aged 45 to 60 reported at least one adverse work outcome due to menopause symptoms, and those who missed work lost a median of 3 days a year (Faubion et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023). This was a US clinic sample, so treat it as a rough benchmark for Taiwan. The default salary is the 2025 average annual total salary of TWD 760,632. Use your own. Replacing an employee costs one-half to two times their annual salary (Gallup, 2019); the headline uses the low end. Absence is valued at salary divided by 250 working days. Exit rate is your own assumption.
Already have corporate health insurance? Here is where Zora fits
Your medical plan may cover some consultations and treatment. Employees still need to recognise their symptoms, understand their options and find a doctor who knows menopause care, and many never get that far.
Zora works alongside your existing insurance and benefits. We help employees get reliable information, navigate their care options and reach suitable specialists, and we give HR manager training, policy templates and, on the Complete programme, anonymised reporting. You strengthen menopause support without replacing your medical plan.
How Zora works
For your employees
Employees join the Zora app with a company code, or single sign-on for larger teams. They can learn about perimenopause and menopause, understand what your benefit covers, book a confidential care navigation call and find partner doctors and specialists.
For HR
- Kick-off, week 1. Agree goals, countries and which employees are eligible.
- Policy and benefit design, weeks 2 to 4. Draft or update your menopause policy and flexible work guidance using our templates.
- Launch, typically weeks 4 to 6. A launch talk for employees and managers, plus a communications pack for HR to send.
- Live support. Employees book care navigation calls and use the Zora app.
- Reporting, every 3 months, on the Complete programme. Anonymised usage, common themes and our recommendations, reviewed with your account manager.
Privacy
On the Complete programme, HR receives anonymised, aggregated reports only: how many employees used the programme, which services they used and the common themes. On every programme, HR never sees an individual employee’s health information, bookings or test results, and employees can get help without telling their manager. Employee data is stored on Amazon Web Services in Singapore and handled in line with Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act.
Clinics and doctors in Taiwan
Zora’s directory lists 17 clinics and 22 doctors in Taiwan. Locations include Taipei, Taoyuan City and New Taipei City, and 3 of the clinics list menopause care among their services.
Employees can browse clinics in Taiwan and find a doctor in Taiwan on the Zora app. The directory is for information only and is not an endorsement. See Zora’s employer guides for every country.
Rules and eligibility in Taiwan
Menstrual leave
Under Article 14 of the Gender Equality in Employment Act, a woman can take one day of menstrual leave a month at half pay. Up to 3 days a year do not count towards sick leave, and further days count towards the 30 days of half-pay sick leave. Employers cannot refuse it or penalise attendance (Ministry of Labor).
Equality in employment
The Gender Equality in Employment Act prohibits sex discrimination at work. We found no menopause-specific provision.
No menopause workplace rules
We have found no menopause-specific workplace law or guidance in Taiwan. A written company policy is the clearest way to set expectations for managers.
Why employers choose Zora
Companies including Hilton, LinkedIn, Sanofi, HSBC, Mastercard, Carousell and Singapore Management University work with Zora Health. We work alongside your existing insurance, helping employees use the cover they already have and find suitable doctors and specialists based on their needs.
Zora Health helped me to reclaim my confidence to thrive at work!
Questions HR teams ask us
Do employers in Taiwan have to give menopause leave?
No. There is no menopause leave. Employees use sick leave, annual leave or flexible arrangements unless their employer offers more.
Does menstrual leave cover menopause?
No. Menstrual leave is one day a month at half pay for women who menstruate. It does not cover symptoms after periods stop.
How common are menopausal changes in Taiwan?
About 80% of women aged 50 to 54 and 90% of women aged 55 to 59 show menopausal changes.
At what age do Taiwanese women reach menopause?
About 50, according to the Health Promotion Administration.
Does National Health Insurance cover menopause care?
NHI covers consultations and medicines with co-payments. The drug co-payment at medical centres and regional hospitals is capped at TWD 300 a visit.
Does Zora replace our health insurance?
No. Zora works alongside your insurance. We help employees understand their options, find suitable specialists and use the cover they already have.
How much does menopause support cost an employer?
It depends on the programme, any allowance and expected uptake. Use the budget planner on this page for a first estimate, then ask us for a tailored proposal based on your headcount and countries.
How quickly can we launch?
Typically 4 to 6 weeks from contract to launch, depending on scope and countries. Most companies start with a single talk.
Related guides for Taiwan employers
Build a menopause support programme for your team
Whether you are introducing menopause benefits for the first time or improving an existing programme, tell us your headcount, countries and priorities. We will come back within two working days with suitable services, an indicative budget and a practical rollout plan for your Taiwan team. No obligation.
Sources
- Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, October 2022
- Ministry of Labor, Labour force statistics, 2026
- 104 Corporation, DGBAS 2025 salary data, February 2026
- Ministry of Health and Welfare, NHI co-payment changes, October 2024
- Ministry of Labor, Menstrual leave, November 2026
- Aon, APAC medical cost growth, October 2026
- Gallup, This fixable problem costs US businesses $1 trillion, 2019
- Mayo Clinic News Network, Faubion et al., Impact of menopause symptoms on women in the workplace, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 2023