Menopause And Fire & Rehire Practices

Government Announcements: Menopause in the Workplace and Fire and Rehire Practices

Menopause in the Worplace

Back in July 2022 the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) issued their recommendations following an inquiry into Menopause and the workplace. The inquiry resulted in several recommendations being made for the government to consider.  

The Recommendations

Some of the key recommendations made by the WEC were:

• Specific menopause leave;
• Greater flexibility on sickness policy; and
• Making menopause a protected characteristic.

When making the proposal, the WEC expressed that implementing these proposals would go a long way to stop women from being forced out of the workplace by insensitive and rigid work policies.