Employment tribunals increasingly concerning menopause

Tribunals involving menopause have quadrupled since 2018

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Employment tribunals concerning menopause have increased four-fold since 2018, according to the latest data from female health advocacy group Menopause Experts.

In the UK, five employment tribunals referenced menopause in 2018 before increasing to six in 2019.  There were 16 in 2020 and with six in the first half of 2021 alone.  Dee Murray, founder and CEO of Menopause Experts, said this is a sign of greater support for female health in the workplace and expects this trend to continue.  "I can see that this will carry on building until such time as there are some really big, group lawsuits, which I'm sure there will be," said Murray.  "The women in a lot of the big companies are already setting up their own private, inte...

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