It’s important to know what rights your employees have. You may have some questions about the rights of trans people. Do transgender people have different rights? How can we help someone who is transitioning? We’ve got the answers to make sure your company treats transgender people fairly and in line with the law.

Transgender (trans) is an umbrella term to describe people whose gender is different from their birth sex. Gender is not a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010, but gender reassignment, sex and sexual orientation are.

Our free guide will help you understand how you can make your company more trans inclusive.

In This Guide…

• What are the terms you need to understand?
• What are the laws?
• What counts as trans discrimination?
• What can you do now to support your staff?
• What reasonable adjustments could you make?

View our free trans rights guide

Podcast  

"In 1972 British Airways had a female pilot, but they didn’t know it and neither did I."

These are the words of retired pilot and Chair of the diversity charity GIRES Cat Burton, who gave an amazing insight into being a trans employee in our podcast. Alongside employment expert Helen Dyke, they discuss how employers can support trans employees, covering important topics like:

• Practical steps for employers
• The Equality Act, gender re-assignment and gender recognition certificates
• Ensuring your policies are trans-inclusive
• Trans-specific diversity training
• Consulting your staff
• Dress codes, bathroom access, pronouns, and more.

Links To Useful Resources

Below are some links that might help navigate the challenges in the workplace:

• UK Equality Act 2010
• Citizens Advice - Discrimination in the provision of goods and services
• UK Parliament - Gender recognition and the rights of transgender people
• Our Diversity and Inclusion training and assessments for businesses
• How Irwin Mitchell approaches diversity in our workplace

Download the guide here

Contact Us

If your business needs support or guidance about employment law, our lawyers can help.

We have extensive experience working with employers of all sizes. We can help you with:

• Training for line managers and HR teams
• How to educate staff members
• Discrimination claims – both helping you defend claims or giving a view on whether a particular action was or could be discriminatory
• Advice on whether you need to make adaptations
• Disciplinary and grievance issues.

For more information, visit our Diversity & Inclusion assessment, training and support pages here.

To speak to one of our business law experts, please contact us 0808 291 3470 or get in touch online.