Managing Workforce Diversity

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (Act) has been made effective from January 10, 2020. The Act protects rights of transgender persons and promotes their welfare. The purpose of this alert is to draw your attention to a few provisions of the Act that employers and HR managers must take notice of.

Who is a transgender person?

The Act is using various terms to define term 'transgender person'. These terms describe persona of a 'transgender person'. A transgender person means a:

1. 'trans-man' or 'trans-woman' i.e. a person whose gender does not match the gender assigned at the time of birth, irrespective of such person undergoing sex reassignment surgery or hormone therapy or laser therapy;