A MOCK employment tribunal is being run to help employers in Wharfedale understand the types of legal claims that might be made by employees going through the menopause.
Organised by law firm, LCF Law, and hosted at Hays Recruitment’s Leeds city centre office, the event is free to attend.
Attendees will see first-hand how an employment tribunal hearing works in practice. They will also gain an understanding of the types of claims that someone going through the menopause may be able to bring and how they might be defended. The session will also cover how to treat an employee if they are going through the menopause, and how to make sure supportive steps are taken, which will help to minimise the number of claims bought against a business.
Partner James Austin, from LCF Law’s employment law division, said: “As well as being World Menopause Month, there has recently been a case where 37,000 was awarded to an office manager who was told that everybody gets the menopause, so she should just get on with it. It’s important that the menopause is talked about openly and businesses know how to best support their employees and not end up in court.”
The event is taking place on Thursday, October 12 between 8:30am-noon.
James added: “The mock tribunal will see an employee, who feels she has been discriminated against because she is going through the menopause, bring a claim against her employer. We will go through each step of the legal employment tribunal process and attendees will be...
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