The UK workforce is ageing. People want and need to work for longer and employers need to draw more effectively on an older workforce. For women this is particularly true – they have been the major drivers of growth in the older workforce over the last decade.
Many women now return to work after childbirth and the reform of the pension system has extended women’s working lives. There are now five million women over 50 in the workplace, and many will be transitioning through menopause.
Employers are now understanding the importance of supporting employees during the menopause in order to retain valuable knowledge, skills and experience within a key workplace demographic. The experience of these leading employers has shown that often simple actions, such as education and awareness-raising, can make a real difference.
The Menopause in the Workplace Toolkit has been produced by Business in the Community (BITC) in collaboration with The Open University, University of Bristol and De Montfort University.
World Menopause Day takes place on 18 October 2021 and BITC are making the Menopause Toolkit available to all during October 2021.
It provides insight on how menopause impacts on women in the workplace and information on:
- reducing business costs
- what employers can do to help
- additional resources
For further information visit Menopause in the Workplace - Business in the Community (bitc.org.uk)