TUC guidance on menopause

Employers have been slow to recognise that women of menopausal age may need special consideration, but that must change, says the TUC in new guidance aimed at reps for dealing with issues around the menopause.

There are an estimated three and a half million women over the age of 50 currently in work and that number is set to rise as the retirement age for women increases over the coming years.

It is, therefore, important that unions raise the issue in the workplace and make sure that employers are aware of their responsibilities to ensure that conditions in the workplace do not make the symptoms worse.

Women who are experiencing the menopause also need to know that there is someone they can go to discuss any difficulties they are having.

www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/TUC_menopause_0.pdf