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Free toolkit · Menopause at work

The menopause-at-work toolkit. Print, adapt, share.

Eight gold-standard templates for the conversations, policies, benefits and paperwork that menopause at work actually requires. Free. No login. Built so HR teams, line managers, internal champions, employee networks and individuals can take what they need and use it tomorrow.

How to use this toolkit

  • · Open any item. Hit Print, or save as PDF.
  • · Adapt the bracketed [PLACEHOLDERS] for your workplace.
  • · Keep the small Nila credit line at the bottom, that's all we ask.
  • · Forward to whoever needs it: HR, your manager, a friend.

Why workplaces are paying attention

The cost of doing nothing, in three numbers.

47%

of women said menopause symptoms disrupted their work.

1 in 4

considered leaving or reducing hours because symptoms weren't being supported at work.

15%

were assessed as a flight risk to their employer because of unmanaged menopause.

Source: Korn Ferry × Vira Health, Menopause at Work survey (full citation in the references at the bottom of this page).

For the employee

Manager conversation script + adjustments request

A short, word-for-word script for the 1:1 with your line manager, plus a one-page reasonable-adjustments request you can hand to them or HR.

Employee · 5 min read · 2-page printOpen

For line managers

10-minute manager micro-training

The crib sheet for the manager whose 1:1 is this afternoon: what to say, what to avoid, what to offer, what to write down. Read before the meeting.

Line manager · 10 min read · 2-page printOpen

For HR

Menopause workplace policy template

A drop-in policy doc your HR team can adapt: definitions, adjustments, sick-leave handling, line-manager responsibilities, confidentiality, review cycle. Built from CIPD (UK), SHRM (US) and the Menopause Society consensus.

HR / People team · 10 min read · 4-page printOpen

For line managers

Line-manager toolkit + 45-min training outline

What to do when someone discloses, what not to say, how to follow up. Plus a 45-minute training outline HR or an employee network can run with managers.

Line manager / HRBP · 8 min read · 3-page printOpen

For the employee + manager

Return-from-leave plan

A two-page conversation framework for returning after menopause-related sick leave: phased hours, adjustments, review points, what to do if it isn't working.

Employee + manager · 6 min read · 2-page printOpen

For the employee

Incident & impact log

If something at work is starting to look like discrimination, write it down with date and quote. A member-owned self-tracking template. Members will find it as the Discrimination evidence log. Hope you never need it. Worth a lot if you do.

Employee · 3 min read · 2-page printOpen

For HR

Benefits & coverage audit

A worksheet for People and benefits leaders: what to ask your provider about MHT/HRT drug coverage, how to audit your EAP for menopause support people don't know is there, and how to evaluate a dedicated menopause-care vendor. Portable, with Canada notes.

HR / Benefits lead · 8 min read · 3-page printOpen

For HR

Awareness & comms starter

How to open the conversation across the whole organization without singling anyone out: an all-staff announcement template, a 45-minute awareness-session outline, language do's and don'ts, and a short manager nudge.

HR / Internal comms · 6 min read · 3-page printOpen

For the champion

Menopause champion pack

For the internal volunteer driving the change: a 45-minute lunch-and-learn script, three break-room poster prompts, and the sustaining-it checklist for month 3, 6 and 12. The part most workplace programs skip.

Internal champion / ERG lead · 10 min read · 5-page printOpen

Also in the toolkit

Unbranded PDFs

Print-ready, no Nila logo

The four most-requested templates as clean, unbranded PDFs — so HR and managers can drop them into internal wikis or hand them out without a third-party badge on the page.

For benefits + HR leaders

Want the full thing for your team?

This toolkit is free. If your workplace is ready to fund a real menopause benefit, Nila Premium gives every employee the library, the tools and Nila chat. Seats from CAD $79 per employee per year, invoiced once.

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Coming soon

Events and courses are coming.

In-person, online, and built for this season. Be the first to know when they land.

Sessions we're scoping: Menopause at work, a 60-minute live session, Asking for what you need at work, and For line managers: the 45-minute training. Tell us you're interested and we'll build the ones with real demand.

References & further reading

The frameworks our toolkit draws on

If your HR, DEI or benefits team wants the formal, citeable source documents behind these templates, start here. All free and externally maintained.