- Recent statistics indicate that menopause is having a significant effect on employees in the workplace.
- In the UK, menopause is not specifically included as a “protected characteristic” within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, which prohibits discriminatory treatment on the basis of certain protected characteristics, but recent cases before UK Employment Tribunals demonstrate that claimants may bring menopause-related claims by characterizing their menopausal symptoms as a disability.
- There have also been several significant DEI developments in the UK this year that have a crossover with developments relating to menopause.
Menopause awareness continues to be a growing focus for employers in the UK. In light of World Menopause Day 2024, we wanted to provide a recap on the developments and updates that have been made in the space this year.
Recent statistics published by the NHS Confederation, Hertility and Riley, indicate that menopause is having a significant effect on employees in the workplace. Most strikingly, according to The Red Paper published by Hertility and Riley, of a group of 2,000 women surveyed between the ages of 40 and 60, approximately 67 per cent said that their symptoms have had a mostly negative impact on them at work. Additionally, Hertility and Riley estimate that one million women left the workforce in 2023 due to menopausal symptoms.
It is also clear that menopause can have a direct economic impact on employers. An NHS Confederation report...
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