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EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION
Transition Plan Services
Transition planning will include:
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Assisting management in communicating with the transitioning employee and developing a formal transition plan.
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Interviewing key employees and external stakeholders including the transitioning employee, supervisors, peers, and HR contacts to identify needs and avoid potential pitfalls.
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Working closely with management to assess needs within the organization relating to accepting diversity or adjusting to change.
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Addressing management concerns and providing educational background.
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Presenting crucial education to affected co-workers to create an understanding and discrimination-free environment.
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Training HR and diversity champions within the company to carry knowledge forward.
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Coaching transitioning employees in continuing their career trajectory.
About
For any corporate or institutional environment, Onward and Upward Consulting will work with your company's human resources, legal, or diversity team to create a customized plan for managing an employee's transition from one sex to another in all ways that it affects the workplace, communicating with affected employees, maintaining a safe and productive work environment, and complying with all State and local laws concerning gender identity and/or expression.
Onward and Upward Consulting was founded by Hillary Gardner to assist companies in their support of transitioning employees. She has advised diverse companies and government institutions on legal and compliance Human Resource matters. A graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Emory University School of Law, Hillary has developed an expertise in workplace law.
Contact
We work with businesses and institutions of all sizes who are in need of a wholistic, supportive, compliant transition plan for a transgender employee.
the Legal framework
We advise on international, Federal, State, and local laws that may impact a company with a transitioning employee. We can advise on and draft the policies and procedures needed to demonstrate compliance within these assorted frameworks.
Employee Training
With our training, everyone in your organization will learn the importance of supporting gender nonconforming and trans people, making them more likely to embrace non-discriminatory policies.
Additionally, we facilitate on-site discussions with key groups of employees, Boards of Directors, and community groups.
We can review and update dress code policies, recruitment and selection policies, EEO policies, ad more, to ensure that they are inclusive of transgender individuals.
Further, we can create replicable Gender transition guidelines for HR, Legal, and Diversity Teams to use in the future.
Policy Review and Update
benefts issues
We work with benefits administrators, insurance companies, and transitioning employees to ensure that benefits are inclusive, and that they are compliant with the Affordable Care Act and all applicable nondiscrimination laws and regulations.
A transition plan documents the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in a workplace when an employee (or student) transitions from living as a member of one sex to living as a member of the other.
The specific steps of transition and their timing can vary, and individuals have different preferences about how widely they want their transitions to be announced. How employers address transgender issues depends on many factors, including organizational culture, workforce composition, the type of work, the physical layout of the workplace, and the amount of interaction the transgender employee has with peers, superiors, subordinates, vendors and clients. Because of these variables, there is no single formula for managing gender transitions at work. The process must be tailored to meet the needs of each specific situation.