Transgender employee compensated for unlawful dismissal

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In two separate trials, the Yunyan District People’s Court in Guiyang City, Guizhou province awarded a transgender employee statutory damages for unlawful termination and emotional damages for infringement of personality rights.

In April 2015, the employee was terminated after just one week at a new job with a health check company. The employer instructed a co-worker to inform the employee of the termination. While informing the employee of her termination, the co-worker also told the employee that the company’s HR manager thought the employee’s wardrobe choices were “incompatible” with the company’s image. The employee felt this statement demonstrated discrimination against her transgender identity and was the real reason for the termination. The employee filed a labour dispute case with the local court claiming unlawful termination.

In the labour dispute case, the employer denied responsibility for the discriminatory comments and insisted the reason for the termination was that the employee failed to meet the conditions of employment during the probationary period. The court found that the employer lacked evidence to prove dismissal on these grounds, ruled the termination unlawful and ordered statutory damages. However, in its ruling, the court rejected the employee’s allegation that the termination constituted transgender discrimination because the co-worker’s comments were insufficient to prove the discrimination.

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