World Menopause day is 18th October and we want to join the conversation.
The day is to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.
Today we have highlighted another tribunal case which is centred around the menopause.
Case 2
The Claimant was dismissed for poor performance. She informed her employer that she was going through the menopause which was affecting her concentration levels. She even provided her manager with a letter from her GP. Her Manager disregarded her medical evidence and made assumptions based on his wife’s own experience of the menopause. She claimed unfair dismissal and sex discrimination and won on both counts.
The tribunal decision stated, ‘It is self evident that all women will experience their menopause in different ways and with differing symptoms and degrees of symptoms’. The manager should not have based his decision o his own experience with his wife.
If you would like further information on dealing with employees with menopause symptoms or reasonable adjustments please contact me.