Zora Health / Employer guide / Uruguay
Support your experienced employees through menopause, and help them stay at their best.
Uruguay’s public health authorities say menopause is still an invisible topic, yet nine in ten Latin American women in midlife report symptoms. 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 Uruguay HR leaders should know
- The median age at menopause across Latin America is 48.6, based on 17,150 women in 15 countries.
- In a study of 8,373 Latin American women aged 40 to 59, 90.9% reported at least one menopause symptom.
- Women’s labour force participation in Uruguay was 57.3% in 2025, among the highest in Latin America.
- BPS pays a sickness subsidy of 70% of taxable earnings from the fourth day of certification.
- In October 2025 the Ministry of Public Health held a national event on menopause with PAHO and UNFPA. There is no menopause law or leave.
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:
- Symptoms start early. In a REDLINC study of 8,373 women aged 40 to 59 in 12 Latin American countries, 90.9% reported at least one symptom, and 77% of premenopausal women aged 40 to 44 already had symptoms (Climacteric, 2012).
- Severe for many. Around 3 in 10 early postmenopausal women had a severe total symptom score.
- Still invisible. At a Ministry of Public Health event in Montevideo, PAHO’s representative said the climacteric and menopause are still invisible topics (PAHO, October 2025).
- Little local workplace data. We found no Uruguayan study 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 57.3% in 2025 (World Bank, ILO estimate), 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 Uruguay 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 Uruguay’s medical trend at 10.0% for 2026, or 4.7% after inflation (Aon, 2026 report). 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 FONASA cover and your benefits, 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 through FONASA and the National Integrated Health System (SNIS). Some employers add extra health benefits.
| Item | Public support | What the employee still carries |
|---|---|---|
| FONASA contribution | Employer pays 5% | Employee pays 3% to 8% of earnings, depending on income and dependants |
| Care under the SNIS | Covered through FONASA | Any co-payments set by the provider |
| Time off for appointments | BPS sickness subsidy of 70% of taxable earnings from day 4, capped at UYU 67,754 (January 2026) | The first 3 days and the gap to full pay |
From Datos Uruguay, checked against BPS tables, and BPS. We could not confirm HRT cover or provider co-payments. 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.
Uruguay’s health authorities describe menopause as a still invisible topic.
We have found no menopause workplace law or guidance in Uruguay. 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 Uruguay:
- 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 work alongside FONASA and the SNIS, without duplicating cover?
- 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 UYU 12,000 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: UYU 669,330 to UYU 2,026,080 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 Uruguay. The default salary is illustrative. We could not confirm an official average salary; average household income was UYU 93,495 a month in late 2025. 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 Uruguay
Zora’s clinic and doctor directory does not list providers in Uruguay yet. It lists 421 clinics and 1,185 doctors across 25 countries, mostly in Asia Pacific and the Middle East (browse clinics or browse doctors). Employees in Uruguay can still use Zora’s education and the Zora app. Ask us how your team in Uruguay would use Zora before you launch. See Zora’s employer guides for every country.
Rules and eligibility in Uruguay
Sickness subsidy
BPS pays 70% of taxable earnings from the fourth day of certification, or from day 1 if hospitalised, for up to a year with a possible one-year extension, capped at UYU 67,754 a month from January 2026 (BPS, September 2026).
Menopause on the agenda
The Ministry of Public Health, PAHO and UNFPA held a national day on menopause and the climacteric in October 2025 (PAHO).
No menopause workplace rules
We have found no menopause-specific workplace law, bill or guidance in Uruguay. 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 Uruguay have to give menopause leave?
No. There is no menopause leave. Employees use sick leave, holiday or flexible arrangements unless their employer offers more.
How does sick pay work in Uruguay?
BPS pays 70% of taxable earnings from the fourth day of certification, with a monthly cap.
What do employees pay towards FONASA?
Between 3% and 8% of earnings, depending on income and dependants. Employers pay 5%.
How common are menopause symptoms in Latin America?
In a study of 8,373 women aged 40 to 59, 90.9% reported at least one symptom.
At what age do Uruguayan women reach menopause?
We found no Uruguay-specific figure. The median across Latin America is 48.6.
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 Uruguay 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 Uruguay team. No obligation.
Sources
- Blümel, Chedraui et al., Age at menopause in Latin America, Menopause, 2006 (17,150 women)
- Blümel, Chedraui et al., Menopausal symptoms in Latin America, Climacteric, 2012 (8,373 women)
- World Bank, Female labour force participation (ILO modelled estimate), 2025
- INE Uruguay, Household income Q4 2025, February 2026
- Datos Uruguay, FONASA contributions 2026
- BPS, Sickness subsidy
- PAHO, National day on menopause and the climacteric, October 2025
- Aon, Global Medical Trend Rates Report 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