Fertility in the workplace

Few employers have a fertility policy, survey suggests

Despite 63% of managers considering fertility policies to be important, just 19% reported that their organisation has a formal fertility policy in place, a survey conducted by the Chartered Management...

Optician awarded £15k for baby loss discrimination

A trainee optician has won nearly £15,000 for pregnancy discrimination after she was dismissed following leave she took for having a miscarriage.

Stonewall: How HR can support LGBTQ+ couples with family building

Lack of knowledge around what family building looks like for LGBTQ+ people could prevent employers from talking about fertility in the workplace, according to Simon Blake, CEO of LGBTQ+ charity...

Fertility at work: Insights from The F Word at Work live

Leaders of Fertility Matters At Work, a company dedicated to improving fertility support, and Deutsche Bank hosted ‘The F Word at Work’ live event yesterday (4 November), in partnership with wellbeing...

HR must break the IVF taboo

Many employees worry that disclosing their fertility journey to their employers will negatively affect their careers, according to founder of The IVF Network Charlotte Gentry.