Everyone’s experience of menopause is different. We experience different symptoms, have different views or philosophies around how we’d manage them and different medical histories too.

Support for managing the effects of the menopause at work is important for both you and your colleagues.

For those experiencing symptoms it can be a difficult and stressful time. Everyone will experience the menopause differently and for some, symptoms can be quite severe and can affect people both physically and mentally.

The menopause is a natural stage of life which affects most women and other people who have a menstrual cycle.

Join your ‘Let’s talk menopause’ webinars

Whether you’re experiencing perimenopause/menopause yourself or a manager or healthcare professional – there is a session for you.

For those wanting to understand more about the medical approach to managing the menopause we are also offering a special Horome Replacement Therapy (HRT) Masterclass.

Join us to get informed, make a difference and make menopause an everyday conversation.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Masterclass – 13 September 12pm – 1pm

Delivered by Henpicked, and a GP Menopause Specialist from My Menopause Centre this session focuses on debunking the myths, exploring the facts and the range of options available, both HRT and alternatives.

The session will cover:

• HRT: the benefits and risks
• HRT: the facts and myths
• different types of HRT
• other alternatives
• top tips for talking to your GP
• questions & answers

Colleague session – 27 September 10am – 11.30am, 18 October 10am – 11.30am. 7 March 10am – 11.30am

What do you know about the menopause? Are you, a member of your family, friend or colleague experiencing menopause and want to know more? This webinar covers what menopause is, its symptoms, ways of managing them, thinking about long-term health, GP and workplace conversations and where help is available.

Manager session – 27 September 2pm – 3.15pm, 18 October 1pm – 2.15pm. 7 March 2pm – 3.15pm

Join us to discuss how you can support your team members experiencing the menopause.

This session will cover:
• reasons why organisations need to support menopause in the workplace, including:
• what menopause is, why it happens and when it may happen
• how to recognise and understand menopause symptoms and the impact they have at work
• the different approaches to managing menopause and how you can feel confident signposting to credible resources
• employment law and the legal framework surrounding menopause in the workplace
• how to have supportive conversations with colleagues around menopause
• access to a toolkit of additional resources to support managing menopause

HR/Occupational Health session – 12 October 2pm – 3.30pm

These sessions have been planned to support our people teams in their ongoing work to
lead improvements in the experiences of people experiencing menopause in the workplace.

This session will cover:
• why we need to talk about menopause at work
• what the menopause is and how someone could be affected by it
• the keyways of managing menopause and where to signpost help and support during
menopause
• the role of HR/OH and the legal framework
• what best practice looks like
• how to have a supportive conversation around menopause
• considerations around menopause and other policies such as flexible working and performance management

Knowledge is empowering and it’s time we ALL knew about the menopause and how it affects us in the workplace.