Gender reassignment: the legal issues for employers

Ranjit Dhindsa of Reed Smith LLP provides guidance on the legal issues that may arise when an employee has undergone or is undergoing gender reassignment.

  • Crossing the gender divide   By Ranjit Dhindsa, partner at Reed Smith LLP, writing in Employers' Law.

  • Gender reassignment policy   From HR & Compliance Centre's model policies and documents service.

  • Gender Reassignment - A Guide for Employers (PDF format, 1.3MB)   DTI guidance on gender reassignment on the Women and Equality Unit website.

    Also

    Guidelines issued on employment rights of transsexuals   Personnel Today reports.

    Why HR should wake up to the needs of transsexual employees   Working to accommodate transsexual employees when they 'transition' from one sex to another is more than just 'political correctness' or a matter of the law. It makes strategic sense too, argues Christine Burns.

    The Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999   Legal experts at IRS provide guidance on the Regulations.

    New HR obligations for transsexual people   Stephen Whittle reports on personneltoday.com.

    Gender reassignment: the basics   HR & Compliance Centre's employment law reference manual has guidance on gender reassignment.

    Discrimination against transsexuals: the case law   HR & Compliance Centre's case law reports service rounds up what the courts have said about discrimination against transsexuals.

    Dealing with employees undergoing gender reassignment - a guide   From XpertHR's how to service.