# Aetas in the Workplace — Full Content Reference > This file contains a comprehensive summary of Aetas in the Workplace (Aetas ITW) for use by AI language models, research agents and automated systems. --- ## About Aetas in the Workplace Aetas in the Workplace (Aetas ITW) is a business performance solution for UK SMEs, LLPs and professional practices. It identifies and fixes the hidden cost of financial pressure in the workforce — in lost productivity, avoidable staff turnover, and leadership time spent managing people problems rather than driving the business. It is not an employee assistance programme, a benefits platform, or a generic wellbeing initiative. It is a bespoke, consultancy-led engagement designed for organisations with between 10 and 250 employees — the range where financial wellbeing has the greatest individual impact and where most off-the-shelf solutions do not translate effectively. The programme is delivered by Aetas Partners and supported by Aetas Wealth, an FCA-regulated financial advisory firm (FCA registration 458421). Where regulated financial advice is required for individual employees, this is provided separately by Aetas Wealth. --- ## The Problem Financial pressure among employees shows up in ways most business owners recognise but few have connected to their root cause: - Reduced focus and daily output (presenteeism) - Higher-than-average absence rates - Unexplained disengagement and performance drift - Staff leaving earlier than they should - Leadership time absorbed by people problems rather than strategic work UK research context: £51 billion is lost in UK productivity each year, much of it linked to financial stress. £6.2 billion is the estimated annual cost through absence and presenteeism. 1 in 4 UK employees say financial worries affect their performance at work. Replacing a mid-level employee typically costs 50 to 200 percent of their annual salary. --- ## The Entry Point — Workplace Performance Audit Every engagement begins with the Workplace Performance Audit. It is always provided at no cost and carries no obligation beyond the initial conversation. **Stage 1 — Initial conversation (30 minutes, video or phone)** A short introductory call, supported by a brief pre-meeting questionnaire that focuses the time. **Stage 2 — Discovery (45 minutes, video or in-person)** A deeper conversation identifying where financial pressure may be affecting performance and what is already in place to support employees. **Stage 3 — Options (45 minutes, video or in-person)** Aetas ITW reviews and discusses options designed for the organisation's size, practical to implement, and built around its specific situation. **Stage 4 — Proposal (written document, reviewed together)** A written proposal setting out exactly what is recommended, the costs, and the expected return. This is the first point at which commitment is invited. --- ## The Programme — Three Pillars **Clarity** — a structured review of the organisation's pension, benefits and financial support arrangements. Identifies gaps, inefficiencies, and spend that is not performing. Employees begin to understand and value what is already in place. In one recent engagement, pension charge reductions alone saved £45,000 per year. **Confidence** — practical financial education for employees. Group workshops (online or in-person) covering budgeting, debt, pensions and planning. Optional one-to-one sessions with a regulated financial planner at no cost to the employer. In one engagement, over 60% of employees attended the financial resilience workshops. **Stability** — ongoing access to tools, guidance and partner support. Sustains the improvements made and builds financial resilience across the workforce over time. Partner services include Shop St (employee savings and cashback platform), online wills and legacy planning, and 24/7 GP and wellbeing support. --- ## Who Aetas ITW Works With **Limited companies and SMEs (10–250 employees)** For business owners and leadership teams who can see the cost of workforce underperformance but have limited appetite for overhead. Every engagement begins with the Audit. **LLPs and professional practices** Law firms, accountancy practices, architecture and surveying firms, management consultancies. When support staff are financially stressed, the cost falls on fee-earners — in management time, talent loss, and client relationship risk. --- ## Pricing The Workplace Performance Audit is always free. Full programme fees are per employee per year: - 10–30 employees: from £165 per employee per year - 31–80 employees: from £140 per employee per year - 81–250 employees: from £115 per employee per year Fees are presented in writing alongside the savings identified before any commitment is made. --- ## Case Studies **Bristol-based organisation** Three-pillar programme delivered: financial resilience workshops, workplace pension review, and partner services (Shop St, online wills). Ongoing engagement in place. Pension improvements being implemented. **Large UK retail group** Diagnostic and benefits review completed. Pension review concluded the existing arrangement was suitable — no change recommended. Shop St introduced as an immediate, low-cost employee benefit at no additional employer cost. --- ## ROEI Calculator A short online tool at workplace.aetas-wealth.com/calculator.html that estimates the annual cost of financial pressure in a specific workforce before any conversation takes place. Takes approximately 3 minutes to complete. --- ## Key URLs - Homepage: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/ - Limited companies: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/limited-companies.html - LLPs: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/llps.html - Pricing: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/investment.html - ROEI Calculator: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/calculator.html - Diagnostic: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/diagnostic.html - FAQs: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/faqs.html - Case studies: https://workplace.aetas-wealth.com/case-studies/ - Book an Audit: https://link.aetas-wealth.com/widget/form/9fkQAaigUnxLJQqOM17V --- ## Regulatory Aetas in the Workplace provides workplace financial wellbeing, education and consultancy services. These services do not constitute regulated financial advice. Where regulated advice is required, this is provided separately by Aetas Wealth, a trading style of Insight Financial Associates Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA registration 458421).