Leave to change gender: this is transition leave and that is how it is arranged

More and more large employers such as Aegon, Ikea and NS are offering transition leave for trans people. The government even requires 165 days for this. Transition leave is paid leave from the employer to change gender without reporting sick. Why is transition leave necessary? “I no longer had to call in sick or take vacation for the appointments at the gender clinic.”

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