Menopause and Employment Law -By Menopause Xplored

This free webinar about menopause is for everyone – employers and employees, men and women. You will receive practical advice for improving support in the workplace for colleagues experiencing menopause.

Hosted by menopause expert Diane Danzebrink, joined by Legal Director Anne-Marie Balfour, Zoe Irons from Wellbeing of Women and Liz Cunningham from Menopause Reality.

Anne-Marie is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales who has specialised in employment law for 25 years. She advises and represents employer and employee clients on all aspects of employment law, including advising on discrimination claims and menopause policies.

Diane Danzebrink is a personal and corporate consultant, speaker and educator, passionate about menopause and mental health. She is the author of Making Menopause Matter and the founder of the purpose over profit organisation Menopause Support, and the national #MakeMenopauseMatter campaign.

In this session, we will cover:

• The current legal framework regarding menopause, including the Equality Act and health and safety considerations.
• Employees' rights regarding reasonable adjustments
• Discussion on why it’s important to go beyond the bare minimum of legal obligations & tips for going beyond legal requirements.
• Best practices for creating policies that are truly supportive, not just compliant.

You can email questions for the speakers in advance to zirons@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk.

This webinar is one of a series of five on menopause in the workplace, organised as part of the Menopause Xplored project.

We are working with Menopause Reality, a multi-film immersive project from Forward Slash Films, sharing individual stories of women's experiences of the menopause in the workplace, viewed in VR headsets. Workshops will be delivered by leading menopause expert Diane Danzebrink from Menopause Support.

Menopause Xplored has been developed by Wellbeing of Women and is funded through the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund. This is part of a partnership programme between the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency.