Chris Hadrill, a partner at Redmonds, a UK-based specialist employment law firm, has outlined the rights that trans and non-binary employees have in the workplace.
In recent years, numerous studies have shown how transgender employees experience, and deal with, discrimination at work. A 2018 Stonewall report found half of trans and non-binary individuals disguise or hide that they are part of the LGBTQ+ community for fear of discrimination in the “office”.
It’s important for trans employees to be aware of what protections they have against discriminatory treatment, and we have set out a brief guide on what you need to know.
A protected characteristic is any attribute that prevents a person from being discriminated against under the 2010 Equality Act.
A person “proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone” a gender-reassignment process (or part of a one) is considered to have a protected characteristic. Similarly, a person who identifies as transsexual will be considered to have this protection.
If the person has started the process but decides to stop, they are still considered to have this protected characteristic.
Additionally, there is no requirement that a person must notify their employer of their decision to undergo the process to be protected under the law.
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