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New Zealand Supermarket To Offer Two Weeks Paid Leave For Workers Affirming Gender
On 5/21/21 at 11:20 AM EDT
A supermarket chain in New Zealand recently announced that they will offer two weeks paid leave for employees that are affirming their gender.
New Zealand s Countdown supermarkets made the announcement on Wednesday and said in a press release that, the change to Countdown s Gender Diverse and Gender Affirmation Policy means that team members can take up to two weeks paid and two weeks unpaid leave as they take the necessary steps to affirm their gender.
According to Countdown s website, they have 180 supermarkets across New Zealand and serve more than 3 million customers every week.
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