'A dark day' | HR must 'monitor workplace conversations' after UK blocks gender identity bill

The UK government will block a bill passed by Scottish lawmakers that was set to make it easier for people to make decisions under their legal gender – a move that could lead to workplace tensions between colleagues with opposing views on the issue.

The bill, which was passed in December, saw Scotland become the first country in the UK to back a self-identification process for changing gender, including removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and lowering the minimum age to 16 from 18.