The menopause in the workplace - A toolkit for trade unionists Wales TUC Cymru
It aims to help reps in recognising and addressing the workplace issues that can worsen women’s symptoms. It provides tools and ideas to help union reps to campaign on the health and safety and equality issues surrounding the menopause. This toolkit is also a resource for the Wales TUC’s Menopause Awareness in the Workplace course.
The toolkit and course have been developed by the Wales TUC in response to the survey carried out by the Wales TUC and the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales. The survey found that many women want to see a change in the way the menopause is treated at work.
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raising issues that affect women in the workplace.
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Menopause Awareness in the Workplace course
This two-day course has been designed for trade union reps and aims to create greater awareness of the menopause as a workplace issue. The course is for all union reps and aims to:
- Create awareness of the menopause and the symptoms women can experience
- Help reps consider various workplace factors that may negatively impact on workers experiencing the menopause
- Consider practices and environments within the workplace that may put the health and safety of menopausal women at risk and/or may be considered discrimination against workers experiencing the menopause
- Consider best practice for workplaces and unions to tackle the workplace issues facing workers experiencing the menopause.
Contact wtuceducation@tuc.org.uk for information about courses running in your area.