Hospitality sector – advice and information
Renowned for its fast-paced nature, customer interactions, and diverse workforce, the hospitality industry presents its own set of challenges when it comes to supporting employees through the menopausal transition.
Whether you’re managing a hotel, restaurant, or event venue, our platform offers tailored resources and best practices to help create a more understanding, accommodating, and inclusive workplace environment for all employees.
Top tips
- Discuss possible adjustments to tasks and duties that are proving a challenge.
- Allow someone to move around or stay mobile, if that helps.
- Adapt uniforms for all workers to improve comfort- consider the material, colour and sizing.
- Make it easy to request extra uniforms if needed.
- Consider the opportunity to split or swap shifts on a temporary basis.
- Make sanitary products available in washrooms.
- Allow for more frequent breaks to go to the toilet.
- Provide easy access to cold drinking water and washrooms.
- Provide access to a rest room.
- Encourage employees to discuss concerns at one-to-one meetings with their manager or supervisor and/or HR or occupational health.
- Don’t make assumptions – everyone is different, so take your lead from the individual.
- Recognise someone may need to take short-term absence if they have difficult symptoms.
- Approach performance conversations supportively and positively.
- Take any health issues fully into account where there is underperformance on the part of an individual.
- Signpost to an employee assistance programme or counselling services if available.
- Provide information at work to raise awareness and support around menopause, for example through posters and leaflets, in staff areas.
Further help and support
Hospitality Action is a free, confidential advice and support service available for anyone working in the hospitality sector.
Hospitality Action Helpline: 0808 802 0282 24/7
EAP Assistance Line:
UK: 0808 802 2111 24/7
Irl: 1800 911 121 24/7