Employment

Selected Resources on Gender Identity and Employment Issues

RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS

Transgender People at Work – Guide for Employers [PDF 307KB] HTML

This 2009 NZ guide developed by the Department of Labour discusses issues that employers of transgender people may need to consider, including current best practice approaches used by employers here.

Gender reassignment- a guide for employers January 2005

This UK guide was produced to help employers understand how the relevant law applies and how to deal with issues which may arise when a job applicant or a member of their staff is a ‘transsexual person’.

Publications on Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace
A list of print resources available to help employers navigate transgender inclusion in the workplace, collated by the US Human Rights Campaign.

Frequently asked questions by employers about transitioning on the job
A recent Australian resource by FtM Australia for employers, specifically about best practice when an employee transitions from female to male.

Walworth, J (2003) Managing transsexual transition in the workplace
This US paper informs HR professionals about what to expect when an employee changes gender and how to handle the various issues that may arise in the workplace.

RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES AND UNIONS

Transgender People at Work – Guide for Employees [PDF 261KB] HTML

This 2009 NZ guide developed by the Department of Labour provides information about legal and employment rights, as well as different workplace issues that trans people may encounter in their working lives.

Transgender and work: yours right as an employee
This UK leaflet provides advice to employees who are undergoing gender reassignment. It may also be a useful source of information for people who are not familiar with transgender issues.

Transgender Equality
Advice from the UK Trades Union Congress on trans rights in the workplace.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Information and resources available on the UK Trades Union Congress website

Transsexualism: FAQs
UK resource covering frequently asked questions by employees.

RESEARCH

Human Rights Commission (2005) Does the Human Rights Act 1993 prohibit discrimination based on gender dysphoria or transsexualism?
Unpublished paper available from infoline@hrc.co.nz

UK case decisions on employment discrimination against trans people
A summary of UK cases taken under the Sex Discrimination Act relating to the treatment of transsexual people in employment.

The Equalities Review (2007) Engendered penalties: Transgender and transsexual people’s experiences of inequality and discrimination
A 2006 UK research project undertaken for the Equalities Review on transgender and transsexual people’s experiences of inequality and discrimination in the U.K.

Badgett, M. V., Lau, H., Sears, B., and Ho, D. (2007) Bias in the workplace: consistent evidence of sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination
Los Angeles: The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

"Over the last 10 years, many researchers have conducted studies to find out whether lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. These studies include surveys of LGBT individuals’ workplace experiences, wage comparisons between LGB and heterosexual persons, analyses of discrimination complaints filed with administrative agencies, and testing studies and controlled experiments. This report summarises findings from those studies."

Employment Workshop Resources

An employment workshop in March for 30 state sector employers looked at gender identity issues in the workplace. This was jointly organised by the Commission and the Ministry of Social Development’s GLBTI Policy Desk. The resources included:

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