New menopause and menstruation standards released

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health is calling on businesses to use a new workplace standard designed to support employees experiencing the menopause or menstruation as part of their overall approach to supporting employee wellbeing.

Research from the Fawcett Society suggested about 10% of those experiencing menopause have left the workplace because of symptoms. However, few workplaces and managers are knowledgeable on how to address these issues and the preventative role they can play.  

Recommendations for employers include; suitable training for line managers, reviewing the workplace environment to ensure there are facilities or quiet spaces, providing options for flexible working and enabling open conversations so that employees are more likely to be able to request support.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about this topic or for anything else HR related - polly@rathbonehrsolutions.co.uk