World Menopause Day 18th October 2022

World Menopause Day – 18th Oct

The day is to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.

We have sent through a few cases over the last few weeks to highlight, that tribunal cases are becoming more frequent in relation to menopause.

What can you do as an employer?

Start the conversation
Just like Mental Health, you need to start the conversation and allow employees to come forward. You need to have an open culture where employee’s feel comfortable talking about their symptoms.

Ideas:

Implement a Menopause Policy

Link your Harassment/Bullying Policy to your Menopause Policy

Provide risk assessments where required

Put up menopause posters in toilets, notice boards, intranet’s etc

Send information/ make information available to employees sign posting menopause to advice and help

Train someone in-house to be a Menopause ambassador. Employees can speak to this ambassador in confidence

Be open to making reasonable adjustments with employees experiencing menopause symptoms

Provide an employee assistance programme, where employees can access help

If you would like further information or you need assistance putting together any of the idea’s above, please let me know.