The Menopause Conversation:

For Managers, Leaders and HR 

An online course for managers, team leaders, HR and those that want to feel comfortable and confident talking about menopause and not worry about doing or saying the wrong thing.

Menopause awareness online training so you can:

Get clear on how to have and start conversations about menopause without worrying about saying or doing the wrong thing.

Understand the legal implications for employers and employees and understand the measures you can put in place so you can create your menopause friendly workplace.

Managers can find it difficult to discuss the menopause with their colleagues, due to a lack of understanding and fear they may make things worse.

And then there’s the legal implications of not providing employees with the necessary support and adjustments at work which can be costly.

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You think you’re doing enough but there could be more and you don’t know what.

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You’d like to be able to have the conversation and make some changes but don’t know where to start.

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You don’t really know how to start to talk about the menopause.

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You feel embarrassed at the thought of having the conversation.

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You feel you and the organisation should be able to work this out without training.

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You think it’s easier to take the lead from your colleauges.

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You have no idea what the menopause is or how it impacts your colleagues and the organisation.

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You don’t know how to start talking about it.

You’re not alone.

In the workplace there’s so much to think about isn’t there?

There’s targets, deadlines and being there for your team.

And there’s situations when you don’t know how to be there for them.

There’s difficult and uncomfortable conversations to be had for you and for them.

And sometimes you need help to have those conversations.

We’re going to help you feel more comfortable and be more knowledgeable so you can close the communication and knowledge gap between you and your colleagues so you never feel unprepared for those uncomfortable conversations ever again.

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Introducing

The Menopause Conversation: For Managers, Leaders & HR

So you can have better conversations in the workplace about menopause without the worry of getting it monumentally wrong.

An online menopause training course that’s a blueprint for managers, leaders, those in HR or organisations to create their menopause friendly environment.

Supporting those during menopause in the workplace doesn’t have to be complicated.

This course can help you develop the skills and manage the emotions of difficult communications more easily and prepare you for a difficult conversation.

We’ll also share with you a list of the most common menopause symptoms, how they affect your colleague and how they can impact your colleague in the workplace.

You’ll also strengthen your people management skills so that difficult conversations around a sensitive topic like menopause won’t derail you.

In clear and plain language, we’ll outline the law and your responsibilities within them to protect yourself and your employees.

The first part of this course will provide you with a step-by-step process to prepare, deliver and how to follow-up after difficult and sensitive conversations.

We will also give you templates to help you create your own policies and assessments around the menopause.

You’ll be provided with a checklist of things you must remember to do and a blueprint for any conversations you have in the future to bring you and your colleagues together to find solutions.

And finally, we share even more useful and helpful documents and case studies to inspire you. 

This course was easy to navigate, good information and ideas. All managers should complete this.

Nina B

Mayfair Care Services

The course nitty-gritty

What’s in the The Menopause Conversation online course?

There’s 8 modules and a total of 20+ lessons each with lots of useful and actionable information to support you as you work towards creating your menopause friendly workplace culture.

By the end of the course you’re going to feel much more comfortable and confident talking about the menopause, worry less about saying or doing the wrong thing and understand what’s needed to support your colleague, department or organisation.

The full course consists of 20+ lessons with videos varying between 1.5 minutes to 11 minutes long, documents, downloadable templates, case studies, best practice examples and additional resources. To watch all the videos will take approximately 2 hours.

Our course includes a multiple-choice test as well as questions in some lessons to encourage and reinforce learning.

On completion of the course and the short test, each user can download and print their certificate.

Module One

Menopause Symptoms and Their Impact on your Colleague and the Workplace

Beyond hot flushes. Understand the full range of symptoms and how they show up at work.

Don’t worry though. There are no icky bits to make you feel uncomfortable. We promise.

Module Two

Introduction to Difficult Conversations

What makes a conversation feel hard, uncomfortable or difficult and how to start changing that.

Module Three

Preparing for Your Difficult Conversation

How to plan before, during and after so nothing catches you off guard.

Module Four

Your Difficult Conversation

Listening without judgement, managing emotions and avoiding the most common mistakes.

Learn about the power of listening without judgement, what to do when there are gaps between your view and your colleagues view of the situation.

We’ll outline the ways you can explore a solution together to ensure your colleague feels understood and listened to.

Module Five

The Legal Stuff

Plain-English guidance on the Equality Act, your duty of care and real UK tribunal cases.

We’ll look at the laws and legislation so you fully understand the law around menopause in the workplace.

This module will give peace of mind that you’re doing everything by the book because you know your legal obligations and you’ll be able to protect yourself and your organisation from discrimination claims. We’ll also share details of previous court cases from the UK around menopause and discrimination.

Module Six

Resources and Templates

Ready-to-use policies, documents and reasonable adjustments. No starting from scratch.

You’re busy so expecting you to create a ton of policies and documents isn’t fun in anyone’s book.

You’ll get everything you need to make a department or a workplace a more welcoming and supportive place with easy to implement, best workplace solutions and reasonable adjustments and policies.

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Module Seven

Menopause Friendly Workplace Checklist

A practical checklist to create a genuinely inclusive environment.

Module Eight

Signposting

The best organisations and free resources to keep the conversation going.

After you’ve gone through the menopause conversation online course, you will:

explain menopause and its symptoms in a workplace context

hold a confident, compassionate menopause conversation

understand your legal obligations and protect your organisation from discrimination claims and tribunal risk

have a better understanding of the simple and affordable adjustments you can make

recognise when a colleague may need support and how that support could look

create any policies and guidelines to benefit your organisation

This course has amazing information, tips and links to support yourself and your team. The course is easy to navigate, I like that I can return to sections to use as a reference quickly and there are lots of printable material.

Kelly S

Crumpsall Lane Primary School

Extra Resources

As part of the course and to make sure NOTHING holds you back from getting your menopause friendly culture off the ground, there’s templates so you can create your menopause policy, do your risk assessments and even ways you can get feedback from your team around what they want and need.

We’ve even created a checklist for you too so you can easily keep track on what you’re planning to do and what you’ve done.

These templates come as pdf’s and word documents.

Once you’ve completed our menopause awareness training you’ll:

Feel more comfortable and confident to have those difficult conversations
Have a better understanding of menopause and how it impacts your colleagues personally and their productivity
Know what support and adjustments to put in place so you can create a happier workplace now and for in the future
Have a team that feels supported and respected

The Menopause Conversation: For Managers, Leaders & HR Online Course will help you:  

Keep more of your talented colleagues

Avoid costly tribunals

Make an employee feel valued

Become a better communicator

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If this online course STOPS you avoiding and worrying about having a conversation that could be spent HAVING the conversation THAT makes a difference to your organisation.

HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE WORTH TO YOUR ORGANISATION?

Enjoyed the information layout and various delivery styles. Thought provoking and positive information to help support individuals going through the menopause.

Jill B

Age UK

How it works

A single user is £127
Your licence is valid for 12 months

Get in touch here to arrange how many licences you need for your organisation

I’ll send an invoice to your organisation to be paid before access to the course is provided

Your organisation will receive an email with login details for users

Why menopause needs to be talked about in the workplace

It’s estimated that currently, there are around 13 million women in the UK who are either peri-menopausal or menopausal.

This is equal to one third of the entire UK female population.

According to the UK Faculty of Occupational Medicine:

Almost 8 out of 10 of menopausal women are in work

They’re the fastest growing demographic in the workforce and with the increase in retirement age this number is set to rise

Around 1 in 100 women experience the menopause before the age of 40

Companies have been taken to court for discrimination and lost. These losses have been costly. Not only financially but to their reputation.

The Menopause Survey 2018 discovered:

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had either gone through or were going through the menopause said they had found symptoms either moderately or extremely problematic at work

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said they had considered leaving because they found it difficult to deal with menopause at work

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found their symptoms extremely problematic

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of managers said they’d been given training on how to support someone going through the menopause

of managers said they would find it useful to have a formal policy and guidance for menopause

ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR CONVERSATION ABOUT MENOPAUSE IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

A single user is £127
Your licence is valid for 12 months

Get in touch here to arrange how many licences you need for your organisation

I’ll send an invoice to your organisation to be paid before access to the course is provided

Your organisation will receive an email with login details for users

Excellent course to understand the Menopause and to provide support.

Kerry B

RAF

Got questions about our Menopause Conversation online  course?

We know when you’re researching the best menopause training company for you, your business or your organisation, to provide menopause awareness training you’re going to have questions.

We’ve answered frequently asked questions below but book a call if you’d like to chat about the course or you’d like a guided tour.

ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR CONVERSATION ABOUT MENOPAUSE IN YOUR WORKPLACE?