Inner West Council calls for statewide gender affirmation leave, claims local government would lose staff without it
A Sydney council has moved to see ratepayers fork out paid annual leave entitlements to local government employees undergoing gender reassignment. See what it means here.
Council workers across NSW could soon be paid out for gender reassignment leave, if a plan by an inner city council gets the green light.
Inner West Council unanimously approved a motion to call on Local Government NSW to negotiate with unions and health professionals to provide paid gender affirmation leave – forecasting surgeries can result in a six-week recovery process.
Inner West Greens councillor Liz Atkins said if councils across NSW did not provide the additional paid leave, it would “effectively force trans, non-binary, and otherwise gender-diverse employees to leave our employ”.
“Some surgeries and other gender affirmation procedures can require six weeks or more recovery time during which employees would be out of a job,” she said. “Very few employees will have enough leave stored up for these processes.”
Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone ridiculed the plan, telling The Daily Telegraph he would not be backing the proposal when it goes to the Local Government NSW conference.
Mr Carbone said “no one should have extra leave” for gender reassignment.
“Trust Inner West (Council) to do this, right,” the southwest Sydney mayor said.
“We will also always respect workers' rights and making sure that people have the right type of leave, but we certainly don’t want to provide anyone with additional leave when it comes to people’s gender.
“It doesn‘t matter who you are – everybody gets the same.”
Meanwhile, Cumberland councillor Steve Christou described the move as “garbage”.
“In a in a cost of living crisis, where people are struggling to pay their mortgage, their rent, the bills and put food on the table, Inner West Council have failed their residents,” he said. “There are other things they should be focusing on, there are other priorities at hand.
“What an absolute load of nonsense.”
Gender affirmation refers to surgery undertaken by a transgender or non-binary person in a transition process.
The Inner West councillor said LGNSW would be able to negotiate a statewide plan for council for the amount of leave provided.
“Unless gender affirmation leave is included in employees’ terms and conditions, trans and gender-diverse people have to rely upon their employer’s good will to provide access to leave for gender affirmation procedures where they do not have sufficient leave accrued,” the councillor said.
“In some cases, employees could be forced to choose between employment and surgery if leave without pay is refused or not available.
“It may be that not all employees of all councils have an entitlement to leave without pay.”
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This is a great idea, take the time off, come back and walk funny for awhile, then use the ladies room for the rest of your life.
That first thing has mental health issues. We have had this gender reaffirmation bullshit on our company portal for ages now as tab in the leave logging section. We have had a women challenge HR and win when logging paid leave using this tab when getting their tits done. It actually doesn't come off your sick leave entitlement either.
When I had my cock reduction done they could only reduce it an inch a week so the healing process had ample time to recover, I was off for 12 weeks without pay . Where's the equality ?
I have the same problem, can only date women from Penrith, they seem to be a good fit for me.
I had my penis reduced by 50% and I've still got lots left
Least you have some vision back now Sluggo.
That's amazing Mr Slugg. Not to brag, but construction has started on a second McDonald's in my one.
That's why you're the Slugg mate
😂😂😂.
That half is still in the Guinness book of records...
When your having a drink at "Sluggies" the last thing you do at the bar is wander up and say "I'll have a half"
Wiz, wish I would've known abt the reduction mate, I would've asked you to send me some via a Woolworths cold truck. Any inch will suffice mate.
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