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The Kaye Adams Programme: Laura Maxwell stands in. Menopause, Fostering, Stalking for Love and Staying Safe in the Sun

24/05/2018

Laura Maxwell stands in. Menopause, Fostering, Stalking for Love and Staying Safe in the Sun

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Laura Maxwell stands in. Menopause, Fostering, Stalking for Love and Staying Safe in the Sun

Laura Maxwell stands in. Should menopause be classed as a disability at work?

A woman has won her case for discrimination after an industrial tribunal held in Glasgow ruled that her menopause was a disability. After the ruling, thought to be one of the first of its kind, an organisation has been ordered to reinstate the female employee and pay her £19,000 (£5,000 in respect of injury to feelings)
Should the menopause be classed as a disability at work?

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SMOKING ON SCREEN
The next series of the smash hit Love Island is on our telly screens next month, but with one big difference. ITV has decided to ban smoking in the villa and garden. So how influential is smoking on screen? Rachael Murray is a Professor in Health Policy, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. Jim McCreadie is a Therapist & Director at Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking Scotland and Caroline Frost is an entertainment journalist

STALK FOR LOVE
It's a storyline you'll be familiar with. Boy asks girl out, boy gets refused by girl, boy pursues girl until, eventually, boy wins girl round. In a tweet that's been shared over 130,000 times, one auntie based in America, explained a conversation she had with her nephew after a girl turned him down. She thinks we need to teach boys not to 'stalk for love'.
Natalie Miller is a vlogger and mum of 2 boys, Chris Thorburn is a contributor to BBC's The Social and Emma Kenny is a psychologist. 

ASK THE DOC
Today's health surgery focuses on strokes - whether it's treatment, recovery or prevention - Dr Tom Smith takes your calls just after 1030am. 0808 5 92 95 00. Or text 80295.

FOSTER 
Foster Care Fortnight kicked off on Monday 14th May. Recent figures suggest that, whilst there are more than 5,000 children living with foster families, another 600 foster carers are still needed across Scotland. Could better financial rewards attract more people to foster or should it not be about the money? Thomas and Jane Christie have been fostering for 9 years. Their biological son Paul has now been a foster carer for 3 years.

SUNSHINE
With reports that Scotland is set to 'swelter in a heatwave' this weekend we've got you covered. We find out what we can expect weather wise, how to stay safe in the sun and advice for the perfect BBQ.

MOBILE PHONES
"I hate my mum's phone and I wish she never had one," is what one primary school child from America wrote in a class assignment. And her comment has since gone viral. Do parents need to step away from the phone?

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