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Phased retirement can help ease the existential shock of life after work, improving both the physical and mental health of would-be retirees. Long offered by universities and banks, companies like KPMG and Enbridge are getting in on the action, too.

The Bank of

Canada offers compassionate care leave, topping up salary to 93 percent for 28 weeks.

U.K. employers are acknowledging that menopause is a thing that happens, through training on how to talk about it (Kellogg Co.), leave for sickness and treatments (telecoms firm Vodafone) and well-ventilated rooms and breathable uniforms (the actual House of Commons).