One in four employers 'not affected' by menopause issues

Absence and sickness were the leading menopause-related impacts

John Brazier
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The extent to which employers view and understand how the menopause affects both businesses and employees has been illustrated by B2B digital health and wellness platform, Peppy.

A survey of over 500 HR decision makers found that around one quarter (26%) of employers did not believe their business was affected by any employee menopause-related health condition or have any employees who have gone through the menopause. Around two thirds (32%) of respondents indicated that absences and sickness are the workplace menopause issues which have most affected their organisation. This was followed by increased requests for flexible working (25%), an impact on productivity (23%), and impact on engagement (19%), requests about the working environment and work attire (18%...

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