Employers are being urged to turn greater openness about the menopause into more consistent workplace support, as four in 10 say they lack clarity around how to deal with concerns when raised.
In a poll of HR professionals, employment law firm WorkNest found 42% admitted to not having a clear approach in their organisation to managing menopause-related concerns.
More positively, 64% said employees were now broadly comfortable talking about menopause at work. One in five (21%) said it was now discussed openly, and only 5% said staff were “very reluctant” to raise it or treated it as taboo.
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This was a marked shift since similar polling WorkNest carried out in 2022, when 31% said managers and employees were entirely reluctant to discuss menopause, and only 15% said it was talked about openly.
However, this new openness is not always matched by clear processes or manager confidence. As well as the 42% who said they had no clear approach, just 5% felt concerns or complaints were handled consistently.
A total of 39% were not confident their managers could respond appropriately if an employee said their symptoms were affecting their work. Manager training was the single biggest gap in improving support, selected by35% of respondents.
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