'Remove the stigma' | Menopause tribunals are rising as more staff call out bad HR policies

Employment tribunals relating to menopause are on the rise, new data has revealed.

Figures released by the Menopause Experts Group show that these legal cases rose by 44% in 2021, with 23 cases referencing it compared to 16 the previous year. And cases in which ‘menopause’ was mentioned, but was not the main legal challenge, also increased by 75%, the data showed.

And the issue has been growing for several years. The Menopause Experts Group released similar data last year, which showed that menopause-related tribunals had quadrupled between 2017 and the first half of 2021.

Trade Union Congress (TUC) figures show that nine out of ten workers going through menopause said it affected their working life. And data gathered by the campaign’s organisers, Wellbeing of Women, found that around 900,000 women have quit their jobs because of the menopause.