All Fertility and reproductive health articles – Page 3
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: What is infertility and how to support employees?
Author: Zoya Ali BSc MscAs the reproductive health revolution is making its way to the workplace, “Hertility Answers” addresses queries from human resources, rewards and benefits managers on all things women’s health.What is infertility?Infertility is classified by the World Health Organisation as a reproductive health disease and defined by the ...
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ArticleThe Calico Group offers paid leave for fertility treatment
The Calico Group has introduced additional support for staff experiencing miscarriage, menopause and fertility treatment.From this month (December), employees at the Burnley, UK-based support services provider can benefit from 10 days of paid special leave if affected by pregnancy loss or fertility treatment, and flexible arrangements if going through the ...
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Supplier articleHow to support employees going through fertility treatment in the workplace?
AUTHOR: Zoya Ali BSc MScStill a hushed and taboo topic - almost 1 in every 6 couples have fertility issues in the UK-that’s about 3.5 million. The global infertility rate is increasing as people choose to have children later in their lives, with the average age to have a first ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 36% of employers offer no fertility support
More than a third of UK businesses have no plans to offer fertility support to their employees, despite growing recognition of its benefits.Research from Peppy, the digital health and wellbeing platform, showed that 36% of employers do not provide this support and have no plans to do so in the ...
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ArticleKellogg’s provides paid leave for fertility treatment
Kellogg’s is to offer support, including paid leave and manager training, for staff experiencing menopause, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss.The cereal giant, which employs 1,500 people in the UK, has launched a raft of measures to “break the silence” on issues often avoided in workplace conversations.Staff experiencing the menopause at ...
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing fertility and pregnancy-loss support
Line managers should have additional training to help someone in their team who might be experiencing a fertility challenge or a pregnancy loss.Offering paid leave for fertility treatment and pregnancy loss is a good start, but employers should also make sure their policies include flexible working, support groups and counselling.Whatever ...
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Case StudiesWickes supports staff with menopause and fertility benefits
UK home improvement retailer Wickes has more than 7,000 employees working at 233 stores across the country.The business rolled out the Peppy Menopause and Fertility services for its staff at the end of February as it had been looking to improve upon its family-friendly policy. Support for miscarriage and in ...
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OpinionJulie Morris and Michelle Last: Should fertility support be a statutory right?
The number of people undergoing fertility treatment in the UK increases steadily each year. In 2019, more than 53,000 patients underwent around 69,000 fertility treatments. While we await the latest data, this upward trend means it is increasingly likely that employers will be faced with requests for work absences from ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Breaking the fertility taboo
Despite NHS figures showing that around one in seven couples have problems with fertility, it’s still widely viewed as a taboo topic and one that is very rarely acknowledged in the workplace.However, things are changing. In recent years a growing number of employers have been introducing support for staff who ...
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ArticleWeightmans launches menopause and fertility policies
Law firm Weightmans has launched new policies to support employees affected by menopausal symptoms and those undergoing fertility treatment.The policies will “empower and educate” staff, while outlining the rights and responsibilities of team managers and the wider workforce. They will also include training for managers and regular educational events to ...
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ArticlePWC introduces paid time off for fertility treatment
Accounting organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has announced it will allow its employees to take paid time off to undergo fertility treatments from next month (1 July).The new policy will enable these members of staff to take eight days of paid leave for fertility consultations and appointments. Those whose partners are having ...
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ArticleNatwest offers discounted staff fertility treatment
UK banking organisation Natwest Group has introduced employee discounts for a multitude of fertility treatments.The business will enable its 59,000 staff to have access to IVF, sperm freezing, treatment with donor eggs and sperm, and support for same-sex couples who want to start a family at a reduced price. Discounts ...
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ArticleCentrica offers reproductive health and fertility testing for employees
Centrica has announced that its is providing employees with reproductive health and fertility support by partnering with reproductive healthcare benefits provider Fertifa.Centrica will be offering its 18,500 UK and Ireland-based employees’ the health support as a workplace benefit.Staff who work across Centrica’s British Gas, Bord Gais Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, ...
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ArticleLADbible offers paid leave for pregnancy loss and fertility treatments
Image credit: Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock.comPublisher LADbible Group has introduced fully paid leave for employees who suffer pregnancy loss or are undergoing fertility treatment, as well as offering a workplace nursery benefit so staff can recover tax savings on childcare costs.The policies will be introduced under the banner LADfamily and ...
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ArticleMonzo offers staff leave for pregnancy loss and fertility treatment
Image credit: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.comOnline bank Monzo has introduced additional paid leave for employees who suffer pregnancy loss, or are undergoing fertility treatments, diagnosis or consultations.As part of its drive to safeguard the mental health of its workforce, it is allowing those who suffer pregnancy loss – including but ...
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ArticleGerald Eve offers menopause and fertility support
Property advisory business Gerald Eve has become the first firm in the sector to offer its staff the ‘Peppy’ support service.Peppy – an app-based healthcare and wellbeing provision delivered on smartphones – helps guide employees through challenging times, such as the menopause, fertility issues and parenthood.Services provided via the app ...
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ArticleGwenda Burns: What should employers consider when planning fertility support?
In the UK alone, around three and a half million people are currently suffering from some kind of fertility problem, according to the NHS. Infertility has a wide range of causes, and there are many different treatments ranging from drug therapy to assisted conception.An employee may need to take some ...
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ArticleKirstie Axtens: What should employers consider when planning fertility support?
Infertility affects one in seven couples, according to the NHS, and research has shown that going through infertility takes a similar emotional toll to going through cancer. As employers focus increasingly on mental health and wellbeing, it is essential that they take practical steps to support staff seeking fertility treatment, ...
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ArticleLisa Finnegan: What should employers consider when planning fertility support?
Trying for a baby can feel like the most significant thing in a person’s life when they are right in the middle of it. The idea that we do this in isolation from our working lives is totally unrealistic, yet people still find it too difficult to talk to their ...
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