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Require employers to offer paid menstruation leave

Closed 195 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it mandatory for employers to provide paid menstruation leave to their female staff. Those who suffer from menstrual pain should be given specific leave in the labour market, and should be able to take at least 3 days paid leave a month when they are suffering from menstrual pain.
It is unfair for menstrual pain not to be better recognised in the workplace. Menstrual pain can have a substantial impact, and new rights to leave should help women to maintain a better work-life balance.

Timeline

14 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Apr 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 195
Status Closed
Opened 14 Oct 2022
Closed 14 Apr 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.