Sunpine and Kreativgruppen want to raise awareness of the menopause

The initiative consists of basic training for managers, leaders and employees. The lecturer is menopause coach Åse Borgeryd, who also works with sports and women's health.

Studies on the relationship between menopause and women's working life show that both work capacity and relationships with colleagues and managers can be affected. Two out of three women experience problems associated with the menopause and one in four women say that it has a negative impact on their work ability, performance, motivation and relationships in the workplace. This can lead to women having to reduce their working hours or, in the worst case, leave the workplace if they do not receive the right support.

For the employer, reduced productivity and an increase in the number of days on sick leave mean higher costs. Therefore, there are both humanitarian reasons for the health and well-being of employees and economic reasons for raising the issue of menopause in the workplace.

"As an employer, investing in retaining women in the workplace during menopause ensures that we do not lose out on workers with valuable skills and talent. Our goal with this initiative is to help managers and employees to more easily identify situations in their daily work that may arise in connection with menopausal symptoms," says David Öquist, CEO of SunPine.

Sunpine, which operates a biorefinery in Piteå, has 82 employees, 30 of whom are women. Kreativgruppen has offices in Luleå, Falun, Sigtuna and Stockholm, with a total of 40 employees, 32 of whom are women.

Lennart Håkansson

editor@northswedenbusiness.com