In 2016, Ireland became the sixth country in the world to allow transgender people to self-determine their legal gender and the Gender Recognition Act 2015 was introduced. In the past a lack of awareness or understanding of gender identity and the issues that transgender individuals face at work has sometimes led to a less than supportive working environment for employees.

The Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2016 and the Equal Status Act 2000-2016 are other relevant acts and prevent the discrimination of people in the provision of nine grounds: gender, civil status, family status, age, race, sexual orientation, disability, membership of the Traveller community and religion.

Guidelines for employers and employees were launched by the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). These guidelines