Wellbeing | Should employees be allowed to take sick leave for period pains?

By Mick Farry – Employee Relations Specialist, Moorepay

According to a recent UK-wide survey, 26% of employees feared their manager wouldn’t consider period pains or PMS symptoms a legitimate illness, and therefore not a good enough reason to be absent from work. As such, up to a quarter of those surveyed admitted to lying to their manager about their true reason for absence.