Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of currently levels of support in the workplace for menopausal employees whose first language is not English.

The Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment as an issue, emphasising the importance of the support and understanding by employers. An independent menopause and the workplace report was published and the Government’s response was outlined in July.

A key recommendation will be the appointment of a Menopause Employment Champion who will work with employers on disseminating best practice and encouraging them to implement workplace menopause policies and other forms of support such as flexible working.

Alongside this, and separately, The Women’s Health Strategy sets out a range of commitments including encouraging employers to implement evidence-based workplace support and introduce workplace menopause policies.