Rejected petition Mandate employers to provide free tampons and pads whilst on shift

I would like parliament to change the legal standards for employers to provide employees free tampons and pads on shift. A workplace should be considered insufficient until tampons are provided.

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Employers are already required to provide adequate toilets and toilet paper, so 100% of mens needs are covered. Women still have to provide their own tampons. I have lost wages having to go home because I have been unable to afford a tampon from the shop on shift, and I worked in a GP practice. It would save women embarrassment. It would save poor women from having to choose between food and tampons. At a minimal cost to employers (some of the non applicator boxes are £1).

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Require sanitary products are made available in all public and workplace toilets: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606807

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Date submitted 15 March 2022
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