For employers
Read an overview on the legal situation when it comes to managing someone with endometriosis at work: Endometriosis: law and best practice for employers
- CIPD Menstruation and Support at Work Menstruation and menstrual health in the workplace | CIPD
- CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work report Health and wellbeing at work | CIPD
- BSI Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace guide BS 30416:2023 Menstruation, Menstrual Health, Menopause | BSI
- NHS Confederation – Womens Health Economics – Investing in the 51% Women's health economics: investing in the 51 per cent | NHS Confederation
- ACAS - Using Occupational Health at Work Using occupational health at work - Occupational health - Acas
For employees
Hints and tips for employees on dealing with employers:
Managing your endometriosis at work – hints and tips
Information on your rights as an employee:
Endometriosis: A guide to rights at work
Personal Stories
Read how some have managed their endometriosis at work: Personal Stories
Bespoke Training for Your Organisation
We can offer bespoke training sessions to suit your organisation’s needs. The aim of our training is to equip your teams with a broad knowledge of endometriosis, an understanding of how employees may be affected in the workplace, and how best to support staff. By providing excellent support for employees, you should receive increased productivity from staff and experience fewer absences from work.
See here for some examples of the types of training sessions we can offer, which can be adapted to meet the individual needs of your organisation.
If you would like to find out more about our training sessions, please contact employers@endometriosis-uk.org
Links
We have a wealth of information on endometriosis on our website; you might find the information section a good place to start.
More than “women’s issues” Women’s reproductive and gynaecological health and work report
https://cdn.reachmd.com/uploads/gna/pdf_files/419_morethanwomensissues.pdf
One treatment some have for endometriosis is being ‘put’ into a medical menopause. Whilst menopause is generally thought of as something that occurs in early 50’s, it can be experienced by younger women too. CIPD have developed guidance on managing the menopause at work: Let’s talk menopause
ACAS – advice and guidance on the right to request flexible working
