Around a quarter of women in the workforce are of menopausal age, yet many face a lack of awareness from their employer or colleagues. A menopause policy at work can advocate for your employees experiencing symptoms to feel seen and heard in the workplace.
Research shows that 73% of working women aged 40 – 60 has experienced symptoms related to the menopause at work, making support for menopause at work plays an important role of any inclusive health and wellbeing strategy. In fact CIPD research shows that 67% of women experiencing menopause symptoms have a mostly negative experience at work. With these reported experiences, employers have a responsibility to increase understanding and provide guidance for their people.
Studies show that menopause symptoms can have a significant impact on attendance and performance at work. Research found that 84% of employees would like their work to offer more advice and support around the menopause.
Our free resources can help you to provide adapted menopause policy at work and create a culture that makes your employees feel comfortable and supported.
Webinar: Menopause awareness in the workplace and supporting your employees
Watch our recent webinar where our expert panel discuss how the menopause can affect employees at work and why it’s so important to raise awareness around the topic. You’ll receive practical advice for raising awareness within the workforce and find out ways to support and empower your people.
What you’ll learn:
- An overview of menopause and how it can affect people directly and indirectly.
- How the menopause can impact the workplace and why employers have a responsibility to provide support.
- How to raise awareness of menopause in the workplace and how to support your employees.
You’ll also be able to ask the panel any of your questions during a live Q&A session.
Our expert panellists:
- Vicky Walker,
Group Director of People, Westfield Health - Liz Preece,
Workplace Health & Wellbeing Specialist, The Healthy Worker
Hosted by:
- May Beaufort,
Health & Wellbeing Coach, Westfield Health
Menopause fact sheets
We’ve created two factsheets, one for leaders and one for employees, clearing up some common myths about the menopause and raising awareness of how the menopause might impact people in the workplace.
Blog: Supporting your people with menopause in the workplace
This short blog post contains all the information from our fact sheets in an easy-to-read format. You could also share the link with colleagues to help raise awareness.