Ep 80 - Menopause and Employment Law with Emma Swan

Generation Exceptional

The number of employment tribunals relating to discrimination where menopause is the reason being cited are on the rise.

But where does menopause sit in terms of UK employment law?

What should employers being doing to ensure they don't fall foul of the law?

What protection do those experiencing menopause have under UK employment law?

These are just some of the questions I put to my guest on today's episode, Emma Swan.

Emma is a Partner at Forbes and Head of Commercial Employment.

She has a wealth of experience in areas such as providing strategic level advice on employment aspects of restructures, transfers, mergers and acquisitions, advising on TUPE, conducting advocacy in Employment Tribunal cases, supporting with daily HR issues particularly discrimination issues, providing practical and strategic training and employment tribunal litigation across the country.

Emma is a Legal 500 recommended lawyer.

So I was keen to exploit that experience and expertise to help us all understand the law better when it comes to menopause and the workplace.

You can contact Emma at www.forbessolicitors.co.uk or find her on LinkedIn

You can download a copy of our Workplace Menopause Checklist HERE and do a quick and dirty audit of how menopause friendly your workplace is.

And finally, if you're a woman over 40 looking for support and a friendly community of other midlife women navigating their midlife transition, come and join me in Your Best Midlife over on Facebook.