Transgender Employees in the Workplace: What is HR's Role?
Today's workforce is one of the most diverse that employers and human resource professionals have seen since the creation of diversity and inclusion initiatives...and it keeps expanding. Transgender people are part of that expansion and make up 1.4 million of the U.S. population-approximately 28,000 living in Indiana. What does this mean? It means the likelihood of employers hiring a trans person is growing, but yet they aren't prepared for it.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about transgender employees, gender identity, and workplace issues faced by trans individuals.
- Understand HR's role in creating inclusivity of transgender employees.
- Learn and discuss initiatives to prepare the workplace for transgender issues and to manage transition in the workplace.
- Discuss organizational culture and understand how to affect acceptance of transgender workers.
- Review and summarize learnings and provide time for questions.
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Jeremy York
Jeremy York, SHRM-SCP, SPHR is the Lead Consultant and President of InvigorateHR and coauthor of the “JoyPowered Organization.” He has over 20 years' experience in human resource strategy and business operations where he has worked with and advised all levels of management on critical business and people-related issues. Jeremy's expertise in defining and understanding the "big picture" enables him to translate business needs into tangible solutions. With his guidance, organizations have improved employee relations, increased performance, and developed cultures based on mutual trust and respect. Jeremy holds a master’s degree in management from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Purdue University. He has served as an adjunct faculty member for Purdue University Indianapolis for over 15 years teaching various leadership and human resources curriculums. Jeremy is a national speaker and currently serves as an advisor on the Society for Human Resource Management’s Diversity Taskforce.