Menopausal support should extend to entire workforce: Peppy

Support needed to retain staff

Hemma Visavadia
clock • 1 min read

Over three quarters (77%) of employers have expressed that menopause support should be available to everyone and not limited by seniority or role, according to research from digital health platform, Peppy.

The research found that 57% of HR leaders believe employers need to address menopause issues in the workplace in order to retain staff. As more employers give a further priority to diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) as part of recruitment and retention drives, Peppy argued that such support should also be extended to those experiencing menopause-related issues. Peppy also suggested that employees are more likely to seek out employers who have a "good track record" on DE&I, even if the policies do not have an immediate impact on their own working life. For example, Peppy noted...

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