Employment tribunals involving menopause in Great Britain have increased by 44 per cent year on year, according to analysis of court records by the Menopause Experts Group.
There were 23 employment tribunals referencing menopause in 2021, compared to 16 in the previous year. “Menopause” was mentioned 207 times in tribunal documents in 2021, an increase of 75 per cent on the 118 mentions in 2020.
Westminster’s Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry into menopause and the workplace is likely to be published in the coming weeks, and is expected to recommend that employers must have a menopause policy.
Of the 23 tribunals last year, 16 cited disability discrimination, 10 claimed sex discrimination and 14 took the employer to task for unfair dismissal.
Two-fifths of menopause employment tribunals were resolved within a month of the hearing, but three cases took more than two years.
Menopause Experts Group is calling on employers to offer their employees training about the symptoms, signs and side-effects of the menopause.
Dee Murray, founder and CEO at Menopause Experts Group, said: “Employers are starting to get the message about menopause in the workplace, but the growing number of employment tribunals in this area show that there’s still a lot of work to be done.
“Too many policies aren’t taking women’s needs into account, and more and more employees are showing that they are happy to stand up for themselves.
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