of voluntary code where employers just do this off of their own backs? at one time, i would have said yes there should have been statutory legislation, but what i ve learned from the work i have done talking to employers, it is that if something is statutory, it becomes standardised and a tick box. every women s menopause is different, every workplace is different, but a respectful employer will talk to their staff and put into place whatever is relevant to that individual. it needs to be organic and flexible, but we do need every workplace to have a framework on which to hang their policy or their guidelines, whatever they want to call it. respect women and do the right thing. the cost of living crisis is affecting many parts of the economy. but for people who are dependent on using their cars for work, the rocketing price of petrol is particularly difficult. this week the cost of filling up a typicalfamily car went above £100 for the first time. well, with fuel prices