Under Ms Butler's plans, companies with more than 250 employees would also be required to train managers on the effects of the menopause so they can accommodate the needs of employees.
She said: "Together we must end the stigma and ensure that no woman is put at a disadvantage, from menstruation to menopause."
Three in five menopausal women between the ages of 45 and 55 say it has a negative impact on them at work, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Mandy Broadbent, from Bolton, Lancashire, an ambassador to the Eve Appeal charity, said employers should be doing all they could to help women at this stage in their life.
The 56-year-old added: "It can be such a drastic change to a woman's life, no one is prepared for it and you can end up really losing your self confidence.
"The more flexible employers can be, the more it will help women reach their potential."
Surely this is discrimination: why 250 ? what happens to those from 1-249
- left in the Wilderness again.
Obviously an election year?
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