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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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    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2019

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    by Alex Christen 13 Jul 2018

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    by Adam McCulloch 30 Apr 2018

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    by Clare Gilroy-Scott, Katee Dias & Emily Kearsey 7 Mar 2018
    by Clare Gilroy-Scott, Katee Dias & Emily Kearsey 7 Mar 2018

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    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2018

    An employment tribunal has told Primark to adopt a policy on how to deal with transgender staff after it found...

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    Six ways to be more inclusive of transgender people in the workplace

    by Jennie Kermode 11 Oct 2017
    by Jennie Kermode 11 Oct 2017

    HR has a key role in preventing discrimination against transgender people. Jennie Kermode, author of a new book on transgender...

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    Trans employees need better support at work, says Acas

    by Jo Faragher 25 Aug 2017
    by Jo Faragher 25 Aug 2017

    Managers are failing to support trans employees as much as they could in the workplace, a study by Acas has...

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    Sexual orientation discrimination at work: Timeline

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jul 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jul 2017

    In July 1967, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 partially decriminalised homosexuality in England and Wales. To mark the 50th anniversary...

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    by Stephen Simpson 27 May 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 27 May 2016

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    by Stephen Simpson 31 Mar 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 31 Mar 2016

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    by Virginia Matthews 15 Mar 2016
    by Virginia Matthews 15 Mar 2016

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    by Stephen Simpson 7 Dec 2015

    What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2015? We count down the 10 most important judgments for employers this year.

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    Netflix and Facebook offer gender reassignment as employee benefit

    by Jo Faragher 25 Sep 2015
    by Jo Faragher 25 Sep 2015

    Gender reassignment procedures are increasingly being offered as an employee benefit, it has been revealed.
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    by Zee Hussain 28 Aug 2015
    by Zee Hussain 28 Aug 2015

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