Menopause and menstruation (periods)

New and updated

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Gender pay gap and menopause action plans

  The Employment Rights Bill introduces a requirement for larger employers to publish action plans showing the steps they are taking towards gender equality.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Menopause: Failure to make reasonable adjustments

  In Lynskey v Direct Line Insurance Services Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employer discriminated against the employee by failing to make reasonable adjustments to account for her menopause symptoms, and that disciplinary action taken over her performance issues was unlawful discrimination arising from her disability.

• Date:

  9 August 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Promoting workplace gender equality: Five innovative health-related policies

  Employers are increasingly focused on using health initiatives to remove barriers to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. We round up five gender-focused health-related policies that have caught on in UK workplaces in recent years.

• Type:

  Training

  Supporting employees through the menopause - line manager training

  Enhanced with the addition of a PowerPoint presentation for training purposes.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Menstruation (period) policy

  A model policy to set out the rights of staff affected by menstrual symptoms and explain the support available to them.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Menstruation: Failure to provide sanitary waste disposal bin in staff toilet was sex discrimination

  In Reilly v RT Management Bridgeton Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a line manager's failure to address an employee's request to have a sanitary waste disposal bin placed in the staff toilet because she was "the only female of menstruating age who used the toilet" constituted sex discrimination.

• Date:

  12 July 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Creating a menopause inclusive workplace

  Bev Thorogood, menopause specialist trainer and coach, joins us to discuss how you can create and cultivate a workplace that is supportive of people experiencing the menopause transition.

• Type:

  Training

  Supporting employees through the menopause quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on supporting employees through the menopause.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Tailored adjustments plan for menopausal symptoms

  A model tailored adjustments plan for an employee experiencing menopausal symptoms.

• Date:

  4 May 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Brain fog: The menopause symptom impacting women at work

  A recent TV special highlighting the challenges of menopause showed the difficulties faced by many women around "brain fog" at work. Kathy Abernethy looks at how employers can support female employees to thrive through education and awareness.