As part of the East Sussex Wellbeing at Work Programme, we provide free Supporting People During Midlife training . Menopause and midlife can be hugely confusing for people. The workplace is a continuously changing environment, and being able to keep up with what best practice looks like can be challenging

This half-day session is open to anyone – particularly managers, senior leaders, wellbeing leads or HR personnel. it is focused on workplace best practice and supporting and retaining people (women and men) as they go through midlife and is in three parts.

Part 1: The business case

What and when is midlife?
The business case for supporting people
The legal considerations
Potential effects on people’s work and performance
What women want in the workplace

Part 2: Opening the conversation

How might you recognise if someone may be experiencing this life transition
What to be aware of
How to open a potentially-difficult conversation
Putting the theory into practice

Part 3: What can be done?

How to support colleagues and team members
Reasonable adjustments - a balanced view
Policy and / or guidelines?
Keeping the topic on the agenda
Individual commitment and actions moving forward

It is important that any delegate booked onto the course ensures that they can commit to attending the session in full. No-shows and short notice drop outs will be liable to be charged the full cost of the course.

Everyone who completes the course gets:

A robust reference book
An invitation to attend free monthly online talks and to receive a free quarterly e-magazine Midlife Matters

Format:

This is a half day course is delivered online, via Microsoft Teams.

Please note, at this time each organisation can send up to a maximum of four delegates on the course.

If you have any queries about this training, or the accreditation itself, please get in touch with the team at HealthyWorkplace@eastsussex.gov.uk

This course is funded by Public Health at East Sussex County Council, there is no cost associated to attendees.

Supporting people during midlife