Infertility in the Workplace
About
With over over 3.5 million people in the UK going through some form of fertility challenge, 40% of employers still do not have a formal policy in place to help their employees with this incredibly difficult life experience.
In this session, journalist, fertility patient and working mother Sophie Sulehria talks to Centrica - an international energy company, who have made infertility a priority in the workplace, to discuss their gold standard fertility in the workplace policies.
Speakers
Richard Snape
Lead Competition Counsel - Centrica
Richard works in Centrica’s legal team as Lead Competition Counsel. Richard also co-leads The Fertility Sanctuary – one of Centrica’s Employee Networks dedicated to supporting colleagues who are going through a fertility journey. The Fertility Sanctuary provides an open space for discussion, helps to educate its members and other colleagues, and drives the agenda both inside and outside of Centrica to make workplaces more compassionate and supportive for people experiencing fertility related issues.
Ami Thacker
Finance Project and Governance Manager - Centrica
Ami is a Finance Project and Governance Manager and has been at Centrica for almost 10 years and has a passion for driving change. She is a chartered accountant having worked in FTSE companies and has been a working member and now co-chair of the Fertility Sanctuary Network whose purpose is to enable colleagues to “Grow their Families as well as Careers”.
