Recent cases brought before British employment tribunals have highlighted that menopause may be a ground to claim unfair dismissal or even gender discrimination. This also led to the launch of an inquiry from the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee entitled “An invisible cohort: Why are workplaces failing women going through menopause?”
Not unlike British employment law, menopause is not specifically referred to in French employment law. However, as opposed to the current awareness on this topic by media and current litigations in the UK, menopause has never to our knowledge, been raised before French employment tribunals in unfair dismissal or discrimination cases.
In a recent article, Alexandra Frelat, Counsel at our French member firm MGG Voltaire examines the topic and explains how menopause is taken into account under French Employment law and which approach employers can take when it comes to policies and HR processes in relation to menopause.
For any questions about this topic or any other employment law concern, please contact Alexandra Frelat or any other expert at MGG Voltaire to see how they can assist.
