Should women be entitled to period leave? One employer certainly thinks so.

Medics disagree on whether time off work is the best way to deal with period pain, writes Arlene Harris

Every woman has experienced period pain at some point in her life. We have all become used to feeling under the weather for a few days a month.

Some women have it easier than others and some are better at coping, but a group of employees in the UK may soon be able to request ‘period leave’ whenever they have had enough of dealing with their cycle.