Stonewall’s Equality Index 2017 reveals UK’s top inclusive employers
13 February 2017 at 11:16 AM The lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBandT) charity Stonewall has published its Top 100 Employers’ list for 2017. Congratulations to the 2 colleges and 11 universities who made it onto the list. What are your achievements and progress on LGBandT equality in the workplace? Should you think about applying next year?
The Stonewall top 100 employers list is compiled from a Workplace Equality Index, which is a benchmarking tool used by employers to assess their achievements and progress on LGBandT equality in the workplace. Each organisation must demonstrate their expertise in 10 distinct areas of employment policy and practice, including networking groups, career development, training and community engagement.
The Workplace Equality Index is free to enter for any employer. Each entrant compiles a submission demonstrating their organisation’s performance against a set of best-practice criteria accompanied by supporting evidence. 439 organisations submitted applications for consideration for this year’s award.
To supplement evidence submitted by employers, Stonewall seeks feedback directly from the entrants’ staff. This year Stonewall received over 90,000 responses to the staff questionnaire. The questionnaire asks 11 short questions covering key indicators of workplace culture, including:
- Are lesbian, gay and bi people comfortable disclosing their sexual orientation at work?
- Are there visible lesbian, gay, bi and trans role models in the organisation?
- Are lesbian, gay, bi and trans employees supported by managers and senior managers?
- Are staff confident reporting homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in the workplace?
Congratulations to the 2 colleges who were named as part of the Stonewall Top 100 Employers list for 2017:
- Newham College
- West Notts College
Congratulations to the 11 universities who were named as part of the Stonewall Top 100 Employers list for 2017:
- Cardiff University
- De Montfort University
- Leeds Beckett University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Swansea University
- Teeside University
- University Birmingham
- University Greenwich
- University Manchester
- University Sheffield
- York St John University
Should you think about applying next year?
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