Employers should set out what they are doing to support staff going through menopause, Bridget Phillipson has said, as she warned that too many female employees are still facing unfair pay and having their health needs dismissed.
From next month, firms with 250 or more employees will have the option to publish a voluntary action plan alongside their gender pay gap data, as part of what the women and equalities minister said was an attempt to "empower women at work” so “we all benefit from unleashing women’s talents”.