The number of tribunals that reference the menopause have nearly doubled in a year, research has found.
An analysis of court records, conducted by Menopause Experts Group, found that there were 23 employment tribunals citing menopause in 2021, an increase of 44 per cent on the 16 cases seen in the previous year.
This included 16 tribunals claiming disability discrimination, 14 claming unfair dismissal and 10 claiming sex discrimination.
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The word ‘menopause’ itself was mentioned 207 times in tribunal documents in 2021, an increase of 75 per cent from the 118 mentions the year before.
Dee Murray, founder and CEO at Menopause Experts Group, acknowledged that employers were starting to get the message about menopause in the workplace. But, she said: “The growing number of employment tribunals in this area shows that there’s still a lot of work to be done.”
She called on employers to offer their workers training about the symptoms, signs, and side-effects of the menopause, adding that “the lack of education is dangerous for women’s health and unfair to their careers”.
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