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Gender reassignment discrimination

Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. This means that transgender men and women are protected against discrimination at work.

Gender reassignment is defined as someone who is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning his or her sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex. It is not necessary for the individual to be under medical supervision or undergoing surgery.

The definition covers a woman who has decided to live permanently as a man, but has not and will not undergo any surgical or medical procedures or treatments.


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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Consultation launched after Supreme Court ‘sex’ ruling

    by Rob Moss 20 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 May 2025

    EHRC launches consultation on updates made to code of practice following last month’s Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of sex.

    • NHS
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    RCN warns Darlington NHS trust over single-sex spaces

    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2025

    Royal College of Nursing warns Darlington hospital that its policy on single-sex spaces is unlawful, but the policy remains in place.

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Gender

    EHRC bows to pressure and extends gender consultation

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025

    EHRC extends consultation on an updated code of practice –  following Supreme Court’s biological sex judgment – from two to six weeks.

    • Case law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    ‘Unacceptable to question integrity’ of Supreme Court judgment

    by Rob Moss 2 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 2 May 2025

    EHRC chairwoman says it's ‘unacceptable to question the integrity of the judiciary’ following Supreme Court ruling on trans rights.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    Trans ex-judge to appeal Supreme Court biological sex ruling

    by Rob Moss 29 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 29 Apr 2025

    The UK’s first transgender judge to appeal biological sex ruling by the Supreme Court at the European Court of Human Rights.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    Supreme Court ruling and EHRC latest: how should HR respond?

    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2025

    How should HR teams interpret the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, and subsequent update from the Equality and Human Rights Commission?

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    EHRC: Interim update on single-sex spaces draws criticism

    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2025

    EHRC update on practical implications of Supreme Court ruling described as 'ill-conceived' with Green Party calling for it to be withdrawn.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Opposition to Supreme Court sex ruling is ‘wishful thinking’

    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2025

    Activists who question legitimacy of Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex are ‘helping nobody’, says EHRC commissioner.

    • Case law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    Supreme Court transgender ruling: ‘common sense’ or ‘incredibly worrying’?

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025

    Campaigners, HR experts and employment law specialists have been having their say on a crucial Supreme Court judgment in the UK. We gauge their views.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Supreme Court: legal definition of woman based on biological sex

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025

    The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    Sullivan Review shows how ‘sex’ has been purged from data

    by Rob Moss 20 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 Mar 2025

    Sullivan Review shows how biological sex has been erased from official data and that the meaning of sex is ‘no longer stable’.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    EDI should not stifle LGB rights in the trans debate

    by Dan James Smith 4 Mar 2025
    by Dan James Smith 4 Mar 2025

    Dan James Smith of the LGB Alliance Business Forum warns that allowing trans ideology in workplace diversity policy has its risks.

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Gender

    Supreme Court hearing to determine definition of ‘woman’

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 26 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 26 Nov 2024

    A Supreme Court hearing which will determine the definition of a woman begins today (26 November).

    • Age discrimination
    • Case law
    • Associative discrimination

    EHRC opens consultation on updated code of practice

    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2024

    EHRC launches consultation on code of practice for services, public functions and associations, which has been updated in light of case law.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    EHRC updates guidance on discriminatory adverts

    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2024

    Equality watchdog updates guidance for job ads providing more clarity around 'occupational requirements', particularly in relation to sex.

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