68 - Menopause Help - Menopause and Employers
68 - Menopause Help - Menopause and Employers 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,920 menopause and employers. A key symptom of menopause is night sweats which could lead to a lack of 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:11,040 sleep and fatigue. Ensure you are flexible with your employees needs by allowing homework of them 3 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:16,560 to be flexible with their working hours. Three out of five working women experiencing menopause 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:22,560 symptoms say it has a negative impact on them at work. Supporting and creating a positive environment 5 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,880 between an employer and someone affected by menopause can help prevent the person from 6 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:33,680 lose confidence in skills and abilities. Feeling the need to take time off work and hiding reasons. 7 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:41,360 Increased mental health conditions. Leaving their job. Discrimination. Employers should 8 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:46,080 make sure they have steps procedures and support in place to help staff affected by menopause. 9 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,960 If an employee is treated less favorably because of their menopause symptoms, 10 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,360 this could be discrimination if related to a protected characteristic, for example. 11 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:00,960 age. disability. gender reassignment. sex.