The investment in Aetas ITW is structured around a single principle: what you pay should reflect the size of your workforce — not a flat corporate rate that prices out smaller organisations. This page explains exactly how it works, what drives the number, and why the fee is typically offset by what we find.
Before any numbers are discussed, these four principles apply to every engagement without exception.
No fee. No obligation. A business understands exactly what is happening — and what a proportionate response looks like — before committing to anything. Whether or not further work follows, the Review is provided at no cost.
No surprises. No mid-engagement changes. No products pitched at any point in the process. What is agreed at the start is what is charged. Nothing is introduced or invoiced without prior written confirmation.
The programme fee is calculated on the number of employees included in the engagement. This keeps the investment proportionate — a 20-person business is not paying at the same absolute rate as a 150-person business.
The Review identifies savings opportunities in your pension and benefits arrangements. Fees are presented alongside those findings, so you can see the net position — what this costs versus what it is likely to save — before making any commitment.
The investment varies between organisations because the relevant factors vary. Here is what we look at — and why.
The number of employees included in the programme. The per-employee rate applies to the agreed scope — you are not charged for employees who are out of scope or excluded by mutual agreement. Rates step down as headcount increases, so larger organisations benefit from a lower per-employee cost.
You can engage one, two, or all three pillars. Clarity — the benefits and pension review — is available as a standalone. Confidence and Stability can be added progressively as the engagement develops. The full programme rate is lower than the sum of individual pillars engaged separately.
The initial programme runs for twelve months. Annual renewal is reviewed and agreed at the end of each term, with the option to adjust scope up or down based on what has been delivered and what your organisation needs going forward.
The figures below are indicative, based on typical engagements in each headcount band. Exact fees are confirmed in writing after your Workplace Performance Review, before any programme begins. All fees exclude VAT where applicable.
The Clarity pillar — a structured review of your pension, benefits, and financial support arrangements — routinely identifies savings and inefficiencies. In most engagements, these improvements generate enough value in the first year to offset the programme fee in full. Before we talk about cost, we show you what the Review has found and what the net position looks like.
Default pension arrangements that are costing more than a market review would justify — or employee contributions that are not being maximised, leaving available tax reliefs unused. In one recent engagement, pension charge reductions alone saved an 85-person workforce £45,000 per year.
Benefits in place that employees are not aware of, do not understand, or do not value — representing cost without return. Research consistently shows 15–30% of employer benefits spend delivers no measurable value to the workforce it is meant to support.
Income protection, life cover, or critical illness arrangements that are absent, underpriced, or sitting on legacy terms that have never been reviewed. Many smaller employers are carrying exposure they are not aware of — or paying for cover that has not been benchmarked in years.
Access to improved terms through group purchasing or consolidation that a smaller business would not typically access independently. Where your existing arrangements can be restructured or consolidated, the savings are often immediate and straightforward.
"Before we talk about what this costs, it is worth understanding what the Review typically finds. In most cases, the improvements we identify in the first year offset the programme fee — sometimes significantly. We will show you the numbers alongside the findings before you make any decision."
Matthew Steiner, Aetas in the WorkplaceWant to see what financial pressure is likely costing your business before you look at what it costs to fix?
Use the ROEI calculator →A focused, no-cost conversation to identify whether financial pressure is affecting performance in your business — and what a proportionate response looks like. Fees for any further work are confirmed in writing at the end of the Review, alongside the savings and improvements identified. You see the net position before committing to anything.
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