From the FNV we are very involved, because it is about equal treatment of people. And everyone involved in a union is for equal treatment. We also work for that, for example also with collective agreements. At IKEA, for example. They are going to look at transition leave and the collective labor agreement has already been written neutrally. In legal texts you often see the masculine form, so he. That can very easily be done differently. Write for example; the worker, rather than the employee. it is not that hard.
And about that leave. Of course you are not sick if you have to get used to a new body or a new voice. So calling in sick for it often doesn’t feel right for the person in question. So why not something like transition leave? This is not yet regulated by law, but it can be done in a collective labor agreement text.”