Submitted on Tuesday 27th January 2026
Rejected on Monday 2nd March 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce mandatory paid menstrual leave of up to two days per month
We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation for employees whose menstrual symptoms significantly affect their ability to work, with protections against discrimination to support health, dignity, and workplace equality.
This policy would align the UK with international best practice and support employees’ long-term participation in the workforce. We believe menstrual leave should be treated as a legitimate workplace health accommodation, similar to other temporary health-related leave, and should not disadvantage employees in hiring, promotion, or performance assessment.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Require employers have monthly menstrual 1-3 day leave policy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/740839
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