menopause – Law Journals

Reproductive issues: How to support employees going through the three Ms

Michelle Chance discusses the importance of normalising conversations about menstruation, miscarriage and the menopause at work A developing area of case law concerns whether certain gynaecological conditions which affect menstruation could constitute a disability in specific circumstances. The number of women in the workplace is growing at both ends of the age spectrum. Some 51% …

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Financial provision: An invisible cohort?

Farhana Shahzady asks whether family lawyers are failing women who are going through the menopause The worry is that the voice of some women is being lost and the level of hardship some women are being asked to endure due to menopause in later life is far from fair, when ironically fairness is the backdrop …

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Legal news: Employment update

Peter Summerfield rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers Employers should act with caution if they are contemplating dismissing an employee who has recently raised a health and safety matter. Vet’s assistant who raised Covid safety concerns was unfairly dismissed An employment tribunal has found that a veterinary assistant who raised concerns with …

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Discrimination: Should the menopause be a specific protected characteristic?

Jenny Arrowsmith and Joanne Moseley examine the business case for supporting employees going through the menopause and discuss whether greater legal protection is required for those experiencing symptoms The menopause is not specifically protected under the Equality Act 2010 and most complaints are characterised as a form of disability, sex or occasionally age discrimination. The …

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