I am an HR professional. Currently UK Employment Law has no policy in place to require companies to make provisions for women suffering from menopause related symptoms. Having watched people in my life and people I support professionally go through Menopause, I know how debilitating these symptoms can be.

Menopause is a cycle in which a woman stop’s having periods and is a part of an aging process that happens between 45 & 55 years old. The symptoms can include anxiety, changes in mood, difficulty sleeping, feeling of loss of self, hair loss or thinning, headaches and migraines, hot flushes, aches & pains, loss of self-confidence, night sweats, palpitations, loss of concentration and memory fog, alongside many more. There are up to 30 menopause symptoms which can have an impact on workplace performance.

I think there needs to be a change in our Employment law to provide mandatory "Menopause leave" to enable workers going through their menopause cycle to have authorized leave to deal with the symptoms appropriately, whether through authorized time off work, or a working from home allowance.

As an HR professional I have seen how women often fight through pains & discomforts at work. This is not humane nor fair.

Sign the petition to help us build the momentum we need to change the Equality Act 2010 and the Employment Rights Act 1996, in order to recognize menopause as a protected characteristic and introduce leave for menopause symptoms.

Parliament campaign is also attached:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634230?fbclid=PAAaYrKy4ZsyrBbzBfR3clBxazhLQ1kZr6KE0fVDScEth2yo5l9odm1g_9CjA 

Please get this to House of Commons