This film documents the PET event 'Fertility and the Workplace: Can Employers Help? Should They?', supported by Carrot Fertility.
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:01:13 | Becky Kearns Chief Executive, Fertility Matters at Work |
| 0:12:03 | Seema Duggal Coordinator, Fertility Network UK's Fertility in the Workplace initiative |
| 0:21:44 | Dr Krystal Wilkinson Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 0:33:08 | Dr Michael Carroll Reader in Reproductive Science, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 0:41:52 | Sandy Christiansen EMEA Consultant, Carrot Fertility |
| 0:49:36 | Natalie Sutherland Trustee, Progress Educational Trust |
| Discussion | |
| 0:59:45 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
Register for these upcoming PET events, all taking place online next month:
- What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean for You?, taking place online on Wednesday 15 April 2026 – register here.
- What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on Patient Health?, taking place online on Wednesday 22 April 2026 – register here.
- What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on the Health of Resulting Children?, taking place online on Wednesday 29 April 2026 – register here.
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