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CBC Video Case (Ch 9): "We're No Different," Says Transgender Government Employee'

Video Clip Synopsis

Public Works Canada recently developed the government's first transgender workplace guide. Kate Hart, a passport officer with Public Works, played a role in developing the document. "We're no different," says Hart, a transgender government employee who describes her workplace experience with transitioning and the guide, she helped create for the purposes of educating everyone, from the trans person to management, and to peer employees.

Questions:

1. How transgendered workers are treated in the workplace is just one example of where employee rights and managerial rights interact related to the goal of creating safe and supportive work environments. What are the lessons related to employee and managerial rights that can be attributed to the development of the guide described in the video story?
2. Some employee rights are statutory, while others are contractual. When considering the initiative by Public Works to create the guidebook for transgendered employees, in what ways do you think the initiative was influenced by legislation versus influences of a more voluntary nature?