Stonewall Top Employers Guide 2015

STONEWALL
TOP SCOTTISH
EMPLOYERS
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE BEST
PLACES TO WORK FOR LESBIAN, GAY
AND BISEXUAL STAFF
2015
STONEWALL TOP SCOTTISH EMPLOYERS
IS THE DEFINITIVE LIST SHOWCASING
THE BEST EMPLOYERS FOR LESBIAN,
GAY AND BISEXUAL STAFF IN SCOTLAND.
THE LIST IS COMPILED FROM
SUBMISSIONS TO THE WORKPLACE
EQUALITY INDEX, A POWERFUL
BENCHMARKING TOOL USED BY
EMPLOYERS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE
WORKPLACES. NOW IN ITS ELEVENTH
YEAR, THE LIST CELEBRATES THE
PIONEERING EFFORTS OF LEADING
ORGANISATIONS TO CAPITALISE ON THE
STRENGTHS OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.
At Stonewall Scotland we know that when an employer makes a long
standing commitment to lesbian, gay and bisexual equality it creates
an environment where people can be themselves. By doing this
everyone enjoys going to work, people are more loyal, creative and
make a greater contribution to their organisation. We work with 53
organisations across 9 sectors, throughout Scotland and are proud of
their commitment to creating a place where every person is valued
and is given their chance to realise their full potential.
FOREWORD
At Stonewall Scotland, we believe in constantly reflecting and
improving and know that there is still lots to do. We know that
members of the Diversity Champions programme don't stand still
either. That's why the Workplace Equality Index isn't simply a tick
box exercise, it is about changing workplace culture and beyond for
the better.
COLIN MACFARLANE
DIRECTOR
STONEWALL SCOTLAND
The Index is a tool which helps organisations measure their
performance and progress. This year, we challenged organisations by
not only asking them what they do, but the impact this has on their
staff, customers, clients and service users. Combined with the
detailed benchmarking and ongoing support provided by Stonewall
Scotland, the new criteria pushes top performers to the next level,
whist providing a framework for employers who are beginning to
consider the benefits of creating inclusive workplaces.
We are truly proud of all those who took part in the index this year
and congratulations to the organisations who have achieved a place
as a Stonewall Scotland top employer. If your organisation isn't
featured here, it may be time to ask why.
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5
9
organisations are recognised as
Top Scottish Employers for their
outstanding support for sexual
orientation equality across the
country
different industries are represented
in the Workplace Equality Index
from across the public, private and
third sectors
HIGHLIGHTS
76
33
5,407
242,402
4
per cent is the average score of
organisations that are recognised
as Stonewall Top Scottish
Employers
employers based in Scotland
participated in the Workplace
Equality Index this year, making it
our most competitive index ever
employees across Scotland took
part in our staff feedback exercise
making it one of the largest
national employment surveys
employees go to work for an
organisation in Scotland that
audits their employment policies
and practices using Stonewall's
Workplace Equality Index
STONEWALL TOP SCOTTISH EMPLOYERS 2015
TOP
SCOTTISH
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYER
OF THE YEAR
2015
Lloyds Banking Group
‘I'm delighted that Lloyds Banking Group has been recognised as the
leading employer for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Scotland. As
a Group, we're passionate about ensuring our business truly reflects
the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and
provides a workplace in which colleagues can be themselves and are
treated fairly, with dignity and respect. This is of such immense
importance to us; it is one of the key commitments within our
Helping Britain Prosper Plan. We are very proud of the progress we
have made to create a more inclusive and supportive working
environment that benefits us all. Over the next 12 months, we'll
continue to build on our progress, working closely with Stonewall,
our leaders, and our Rainbow network to be the best bank for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues and customers.’ –
Alison Brittain
Lloyds Banking Group is Stonewall's Top Scottish Employer of the Year
2015. With a presence in almost every community and millions of UK
customers, Lloyds Banking Group is one of the largest providers of
financial services across the UK.
ALISON BRITTAIN
GROUP DIRECTOR,
RETAIL DIVISION AND
LGBT EXECUTIVE SPONSOR,
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Employing over 90,000 staff members, Lloyds Banking Group takes
its responsibilities as an employer very seriously and is committed to
creating a workplace environment where people are able to be
themselves and difference is truly celebrated. Lloyds Banking Group
has been committed to developing an environment which not only
values the diversity of their staff, but of their customers too.
This year, Lloyds Banking Group scored consistently high marks
across all sections of the Workplace Equality Index. From staff
engagement to community engagement, and staff training to career
development, Lloyds Banking Group has set the standard for other
employers to follow.
By developing a strong Scottish presence of their network group
Rainbow, Lloyds banking group have been able to create a consistent
approach to supporting their lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans staff,
customers and local communities across the UK. Rainbow have also
been instrumental in delivering a diversity and inclusion event for all
line managers in Scotland which ensures that people managers have
a strong awareness of the relevance of LGBT issues in their day to
day role.
In addition to the work done internally, Lloyds Banking Group and
Rainbow have been working to support local communities in Scotland.
Over the past year Rainbow have been developing and promoting
volunteering opportunities to support local LGBT organisations to
staff across the UK, empowering staff to make a difference in their
local communities.
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Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
‘I am delighted COPFS has continued to perform well in the
Workplace Equality Index. Such rigorous external assessment
provides our organisation with assurance that the policies, practices
and procedures we have for staff are inclusive. This continued
success also sends a strong message to those using our service. It is
essential that people have confidence they will be treated with
professionalism and respect by Scotland's sole prosecuting authority.
Whilst we continue to do well, we know we have more to do and are
committed to working with Stonewall Scotland and partners across
the criminal justice sector to achieve further improvements.’ –
Catherine Dyer, Crown Agent & Chief Executive, COPFS
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have a long
standing commitment to LGBT equality and continue as one of
Scotland's leading employers for LGBT people. This year COPFS has
built on the achievements of previous years, taking their work to the
next level.
Proud Mentoring, the reverse mentoring programme for senior
managers was introduced a year ago. It has seen its second intake
of 16 senior leaders and for the first time includes mentoring on
bisexual and trans issues and discussions surrounding LGBT and
religion and belief. The LGBT network group, also leads an allies
programme, Friends of Proud in COPFS, which has grown from 50
to 90 members in the last year. Allies proudly display their “I am a
friend of Proud in COPFS” lanyard.
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Pinsent Masons
‘Pinsent Masons is a “people” business and we have always worked
hard to develop an inclusive culture for all our staff. We were the
first law firm to become a Stonewall Diversity Champion and to
appear in Stonewall's WEI for England and Wales. We have
appeared every year for the last seven years and are delighted to
have risen to 9th position this year. Achieving a ranking, for the first
time, in the Scottish WEI is another important milestone for us.
However, as an international law firm our work doesn't end in the
UK. As diversity is a live and constantly evolving business issue we
are fully committed to ensuring that all of our international offices
are as diverse and inclusive as possible.’ – David Issac, Partner and
Sector Head, Pinsent Masons
Pinsent Masons were the first law firm to appear in the Workplace
Equality Index. This year, by working with Stonewall Scotland, they
have reinforced their long standing commitment to LGBT equality
and built upon their reputation as a top employer for LGBT people
across the UK.
The firm have embarked on facilitating networking events beyond
their sector, linking closely with other sectors to host events that
bring together the sometimes isolated LGBT community within
Scotland. This commitment to LGBT equality is reported externally in
the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, reaching 12,300 people
across the profession. Pinsent Masons recently launched their
successful LGBT allies programme in Scotland. Allies are invited to
listen to external speakers, offering different perspectives on LGBT
equality. The allies play a pivotal role within the firm, often leading
on these initiatives and events.
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Royal Bank of Scotland
‘This is great news. We are very pleased to be recognised for our
efforts in building a more inclusive bank for our customers and
colleagues. To have ranked in the top five of employers in the
Stonewall Scotland Workplace Equality Index shows that those
efforts are making a meaningful difference.’ – Marjorie Strachan,
RBS Head of Inclusion
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have been consistently
recognised by Stonewall as a top employer in Scotland due to their
long standing commitment to supporting their lesbian, gay, bisexual
and trans staff, customers and communities.
RBS recognised the value in developing a consistent approach to
delivering diversity and inclusion initiatives across the UK.
Rainbow, the LGBT network, has had a strong presence in local
community celebration such as Pride Scotia, by attending on the
day, using social media to signal their support and also flying the
rainbow flag at St Andrews Square. In order to reach the most
dispersed communities, RBS created a branch network
representative. This representative works closely with the retail
network to ensure that even small towns and villages receive
communications and support on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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NHS National Waiting Times Centre Board
‘We are delighted to enter the Top 100 for the first time and be
named as the top performing Scottish NHS employer in the
Workplace Equality Index for the fifth year in a row. We firmly
believe in providing the highest standard of care and service for
everyone. We are committed to creating an environment that is
inclusive and welcomes individuals of all backgrounds, whilst
promoting and celebrating the rich talents and experiences from our
unique mix of people.
We have worked hard to make our values of dignity and respect
visible, and appreciate that they influence how each one of us
behaves every day. In this way our values are brought to life and
help us provide the service our patients, visitors and guests deserve.’
– Jeane Freeman, Board Chair, National Waiting Times Centre Board
The NHS National Waiting Times Centre enter the Stonewall Top
100 for the first time, underlining their commitment to creating an
environment in which LGBT staff and service users are treated with
dignity and respect.
The LGBT network group continues to raise awareness of LGBT
issues that are often overlooked, including the older LGBT
community, disabled LGBT people and LGBT people of faith.
Bisexual issues have been a focus for the network, during LGBT
History Month in 2014 they introduced initiatives that set out to
dispel common myths and stereotypes relating to the bisexual
community. Over the last year The NHS National Waiting Times
Centre have put initiatives into practice to encourage greater
diversity at management level including promoting and sending
staff on the Stonewall Role Models Programme, giving all staff the
opportunity to reach their full potential.
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How the Index Works
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. The criteria explore ten areas of employment
policy and practice:
Employee policy
Training
Employee network group
All-staff engagement
Career development
Line managers
Monitoring
Procurement
Community engagement
Additional work
To guarantee rigour in compiling the Top 100 Employers and Top
Scottish Employers lists, every entry is assessed twice – first by
Stonewall's Workplace team and then by policy experts. To
supplement evidence submitted by employers, Stonewall seeks
feedback directly from the entrants' staff.
This year Stonewall received 50,070 responses to the staff survey
making it one of the largest national employment surveys in Britain,
of which 5,407 respondents lived in Scotland. The survey asks 17
short questions covering key indicators of workplace culture,
including:
Are lesbian, gay and bisexual people comfortable disclosing their
sexual orientation at work?
Are there visible lesbian, gay and bisexual role models in the
organisation?
Are employees well-informed of the challenges faced by lesbian,
gay and bisexual people in the workplace?
Are lesbian, gay and bisexual employees supported by managers
and senior managers?
Are lesbian, gay and bisexual employees confident to report
homophobic and biphobic incidents of bullying in the workplace?
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AWARD
WINNERS
NETWORK
GROUP OF
THE YEAR
2015
Proud in Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
‘Proud in COPFS are delighted to have received this award. We are
now in to our fifth year and have two key themes – People and
Education. Our Network Leaders and members have worked closely
with colleagues across COPFS to deliver a wide range of innovative
activities. This award is an excellent achievement for us and it has
given us the confidence that our activities are reaching out to the
right people and having a real impact on our LGBT colleagues and
service users. Going forward, we will work with Stonewall Scotland
to enhance our existing initiatives and create new ones.’ – David
Casey and Ruaraidh Ferguson, Proud in COPFS Network Leaders
Proud in COPFS are a small but very active network group that
achieves huge success, continuing to raise awareness and promote
the understanding of LGBT equality issues across Scotland.
This year the group have linked with the colleagues from disabled,
ethnic minority, faith, and older communities to best serve the needs
of colleagues and service users within the LGBT community who
have multiple identities. Proud in COPFS also takes on the role of
providing support to colleagues within the organisation on LGBT
issues, producing fact sheets and providing one-to-one support on
issues such as coming out to parents and carers of LGBT people.
The group ran a successful one day conference for 43 managers in
their organisation where LGBT issues were addressed with internal
and external speakers and a variety of breakout sessions, raising
awareness of LGBT people working at COPFS and service users.
The network has also expanded their reverse mentoring programme,
managers are now mentored by junior staff on bisexual and trans
issues, as well as lesbian and gay topics.
Proud in COPFS has formed strong external links across the criminal
justice sector in Scotland, guiding and sharing best practice with the
Gay Police Association and Scottish Court Service. All of this
amazing work and its impact has been recognised internally with a
COPFS Excellence Award and externally with a Employers Network
For Equality and Inclusion Award.
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MOST
IMPROVED
EMPLOYER
2015
NHS National Waiting Times Centre Board
‘We are delighted to be awarded the Most Improved Scottish
Employer award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2015
rising 53 places from our position in the Index last year. We firmly
believe that our Index journey as a member of the Diversity
Champions programme since 2008 has resulted in real
improvements to our Organisational workplace culture.
We are passionate about helping all of our staff, irrespective of their
sexual orientation, achieve their full potential and feel valued at
work, and our work with Stonewall is a key element of this. We are
proud that we have been the top-performing health organisation in
Scotland for the fifth consecutive year and are ambitious to do even
more to improve the workplace for our greatest asset – our staff.’ –
Carole Anderson, Head of Strategy and Performance
NHS National Waiting Times Centre Board have put initiatives into
place which sees the organisation making great strides in LGBT
equality and sees them recognised as a Stonewall Scotland Top 5
employer and a Stonewall Top 100 employer for the first time.
The NHS Board has taken positive steps to engage non-LGBT people
with an Allies programme. The allies, known internally as Diversity
Champions, show a visible commitment to LGBT equality by taking
an active role in LGBT network initiatives and events, whilst also
playing an active role in training and supporting new allies.
The organisation has built strong relationships with suppliers and
take an active role in ensuring that LGBT equality is firmly on their
agenda. Not only do they scrutinise supplier’s policies and training,
but equality leads also meet with suppliers to promote best practice
in LGBT workplace equality.
The NHS Board take a proactive stance in reaching out to
communities to promote LGBT equality. The organisation featured
their support for Stonewall’s No Bystanders anti-bullying campaign
in the press across Glasgow, supported staff to attend the pride
festival in the city and participated in Pride House events during the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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SPECIAL
RECOGNITION
Tesco
‘Tesco Bank is the first place I've worked since 'coming out' as
transgender, and it has set a high standard to live up to! I contacted
the Personnel team before starting and they put me in touch with
my manager and a buddy within my new team, who helped a lot in
the early days with things like consistently using the correct
pronouns. My manager also was incredible – she'd never managed a
trans employee before but made the effort to educate herself and to
ask me what support I wanted/needed’ – Nye Todd, IT & Business
Change Graduate
Tesco are the UK’s largest private sector employer, working across a
number of sectors and have used their scale to push forward sexual
orientation and gender identity equality, both within their
organisation and to external communities across the country.
Gender identity equality is very important to Tesco and within the
last year the organisation has worked with trans staff to review and
extend transitioning at work policies to all areas of their business.
They also ensure that line managers have the appropriate training
and skills to be able to support colleagues through transitioning.
The organisation has also shown public commitment to gender
identity equality by supporting the Trans Safe Space at Pride
Glasgow and providing a much needed meeting space for trans
community groups in Glasgow. The Out at Tesco LGBT Network
hosted a Trans Tea Party inviting members of the trans community
to run the event alongside network group members. Senior leaders
within Tesco attended and spoke at the event to underline the
organisations commitment to gender identity equality.
Over the past year Tesco have promoted the Stonewall No
Bystanders anti-bullying campaign to their 320,000 UK based
employees. The Out at Tesco LGBT network held a tour of the
company’s sites across the UK and Ireland to raise awareness of the
campaign and encourage colleagues to sign the No Bystanders
pledge. The organisation has also used their vast social media
presence to show support for the campaign to the communities it
serves across the UK. Support for the campaign and the
organisation’s commitment to equality and diversity is shown at the
very top of the organisation, with senior leaders including Personnel
Director Therese Procter and Board Member Benny Higgins
underlining Tesco’s commitment to this agenda.
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SPECIAL
RECOGNITION
Police Scotland
‘Police Scotland is delighted to accept the Special Recognition Award
from Stonewall in respect of our work on the 'No Bystanders'
campaign. The award and our involvement in the campaign
demonstrates that Police Scotland is committed to tackling
discrimination and harassment wherever it occurs across Scotland.
Officers and staff across the organisation have embraced the ethos of
'No Bystanders' and have joined me in signing the pledge. We are all
committed to achieving a wholly inclusive and representative
workforce which in turn assists us in keeping people safe across all
the communities that we serve.’ - Chief Constable Sir Stephen House
Police Scotland was formed less than two years ago, from eight
territorial police services across Scotland to become the second
largest service in the UK. Sexual orientation and gender identity
equality has been a focus from the outset.
The senior leadership team within Police Scotland play a pivotal role
in raising awareness and promoting sexual orientation and gender
identity equality within the organisation and to the communities
they serve across Scotland. Senior leaders, including Chief
Constable Sir Stephen House QPM hold regular feedback meetings
with the Gay Police Association (GPA), discussing ways of
progressing specific areas of work including hate crime. The senior
team have also shown commitment to LGBT equality, with Sir
House addressing GPA conference delegates about achieving
equality for the LGBT community.
Police Scotland has been a driving force in their support of the
Stonewall No Bystanders anti-bullying campaign. The senior
leadership team have signed the No Bystanders pledge and have
raised awareness across the widely dispersed organisation, using
resources such as regional leaders to promote the campaign and
encourage staff across Scotland to sign the pledge.
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STAFF
FEEDBACK
QUESTIONNAIRE
Each year employers participating in the Workplace Equality Index
invite their staff to give anonymous feedback directly to Stonewall on
their experiences of working in that organisation. This feedback gives
employees the opportunity to engage with Stonewall and helps us
gain a better understanding of the experiences of lesbian, gay and
bisexual people across Britain and the state of equality in their
workplaces. Up to five per cent of the total marks available are
based on the responses to this survey.
50,070 employees participated in the survey making it one of the
largest national employment surveys ever conducted in Britain, of
which 5,407 respondents lived in Scotland. For the first time,
Stonewall has expanded the survey to include responses from
heterosexual staff. This will let us analyse the experience of straight
staff alongside the lived experiences of their lesbian, gay and
bisexual colleagues.
Respondent profile
10,592 lesbian, gay and bisexual people responded to the survey
across the UK of which 944 lived in Scotland. Just under half of the
Scottish responses (49 per cent) came from gay men. Lesbians
accounted for three in ten (29 per cent) respondents and bisexuals
accounted for two in ten (22 per cent) respondents.
Of the 210 bisexual respondents, over half (52 per cent) selfidentified as female, less than half (46 per cent) self-identified as
male and two per cent of respondents said they preferred to use their
own term to describe their gender identity.
Of the 5,407 Scottish respondents overall, four in five (82 per cent)
respondents self-identified as heterosexual or straight.
Are you out in the workplace?
Many lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Scotland still lack the
confidence to be completely open at work. Just under half (48 per
cent) of respondents said that they were comfortable disclosing their
sexual orientation to all colleagues and less than half (46 per cent)
were comfortable disclosing their sexual orientation to all managers
and senior colleagues.
Respondents were least comfortable disclosing their sexual
orientation to customers, clients or service users with two in five (43
per cent) in Scotland unwilling to be out to any customers, clients or
service users.
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ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DISCLOSING YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO?
COLLEAGUES
48%
MANAGERS AND
SENIOR COLLEAGUES
46%
CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS
AND SERVICE USERS
23%
All
39%
13%
35%
34%
Some
19%
43%
None
Gay men are slightly more likely than lesbians to be completely out
in the workplace but both gay men and lesbians are more likely than
bisexual people to be out with all colleagues, senior colleagues,
customers, clients and service users. Bisexual men are less likely to
be out in the workplace when compared to bisexual women.
Bisexual men are twice as likely to not be out with any colleagues
and one and a half times more likely to not be out with any
managers when compared to bisexual women.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DISCLOSING YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION
TO COLLEAGUES?
GAY MEN
57%
LESBIANS
54%
BISEXUAL MEN
17%
BISEXUAL WOMEN
21%
All
8%
35%
43%
30%
3%
53%
25%
54%
Some
None
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DISCLOSING YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION
TO MANAGERS?
GAY MEN
54%
LESBIANS
47%
BISEXUAL MEN
23%
BISEXUAL WOMEN
25%
All
13%
33%
42%
20%
57%
36%
Some
11%
39%
None
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ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DISCLOSING YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION
TO CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS OR SERVICE USERS?
GAY MEN
30%
LESBIANS
18%
BISEXUAL MEN
10%
BISEXUAL WOMEN
16%
36%
34%
41%
41%
67%
23%
22%
All
Some
62%
None
Clear differences exist across the UK as well. Three in ten (29 per
cent) lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents from the North West of
England are out with all colleagues, managers and service users.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents from the North East of
England were half as likely to be out in the workplace when
compared to respondents from the North West of England.
LGB RESPONDENTS WHO ARE COMPLETELY OUT IN THE WORKPLACE
20%
SCOTLAND
NORTH EAST
29%
NORTH WEST
YORKSHIRE AND
THE HUMBER
EAST MIDLANDS
25%
23%
20%
18%
16%
WEST MIDLANDS
EAST OF
ENGLAND
WALES
LONDON
16%
27%
SOUTH WEST
SOUTH EAST
(excl. London)
20
15%
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19%
Of the 10,592 lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents from across the
UK, the proportion of those who are not comfortable being out with
anyone in the workplace is higher among older lesbian, gay and
bisexual people. Lesbian, gay and bisexual people over the age of 65
are more than twice as likely to be out with nobody in the workplace.
LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT OUT
WITH ANYONE AT WORK
10% 9%
7%
6%
4% 5%
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
65+
The impact of being yourself at work
Lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents who are completely out in
Scottish workplaces are five times less likely to be dissatisfied with
their sense of achievement and one and a half times less likely to be
dissatisfied with their job security when compared to those who are
not out with anyone in the workplace.
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT?
OUT
79%
NOT OUT
45%
Satisfied
14%
33%
22%
Neither
7%
Dissatisfied
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR JOB SECURITY?
OUT
78%
NOT OUT
59%
Satisfied
11%
24%
Neither
11%
17%
Dissatisfied
Lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents who are not out with anyone
in the workplace are four times more likely to be dissatisfied with the
support they receive from their manager and twice as likely to be
dissatisfied with the training they receive when compared to those
who are completely out in the workplace.
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ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE SUPPORT YOU RECEIVE FROM
YOUR MANAGER?
OUT
82%
NOT OUT
46%
Satisfied
10%
8%
30%
24%
Dissatisfied
Neither
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE TRAINING YOU RECEIVE?
OUT
69%
NOT OUT
44%
Satisfied
18%
30%
13%
26%
Dissatisfied
Neither
The visibility of lesbian, gay and bisexual people
The visibility of lesbian, gay and bisexual role models continues to
be a challenge across Scottish workplaces. Less than two in five
(36 per cent) gay respondents and less than a third (31 per cent) of
heterosexual respondents agree that there are visible gay role
models in their organisations.
I AGREE THAT THERE ARE VISIBLE GAY ROLE MODELS IN
MY ORGANISATION...
38%
36%
25%
Gay
Lesbian
21%
Bisexual Heterosexual
Just over one in five (23 per cent) lesbian respondents and one
quarter (25 per cent) of heterosexual respondents agree that there
are visible lesbian role models in their organisations.
I AGREE THAT THERE ARE VISIBLE LESBIAN ROLE MODELS IN
MY ORGANISATION...
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28%
23%
Gay
Lesbian
31%
25%
Bisexual Heterosexual
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Less than one in ten (eight per cent) bisexual respondents agree that
there are visible bisexual role models in their organisations.
I AGREE THAT THERE ARE VISIBLE BISEXUAL ROLE MODELS IN
MY ORGANISATION...
8%
7%
4%
Gay
Lesbian
6%
Bisexual Heterosexual
Support from senior leaders
Two in five (40 per cent) lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents and
less than half (45 per cent) of the heterosexual respondents agree
that senior managers in their organisations demonstrate a visible
commitment to sexual orientation equality.
DO SENIOR LEADERS DEMONSTRATE A VISIBLE COMMITMENT
TO SEXUAL EQUALITY?
LGB
40%
STRAIGHT
45%
Agree
33%
27%
47%
Neither
8%
Disagree
Diversity training
Three in five (58 per cent) heterosexual respondents and almost half
(51 per cent) of lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents agree that
diversity training equips staff well with knowledge on sexual
orientation issues.
DOES DIVERSITY TRAINING IN YOUR WORKPLACE EQUIP STAFF WELL
WITH KNOWLEDGE ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION ISSUES?
LGB
47%
STRAIGHT
58%
Agree
27%
26%
30%
Neither
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12%
Disagree
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Monitoring organisational culture
DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT DECLARING YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION
ON A MONITORING FORM?
GAY MEN
80%
LESBIANS
78%
BISEXUAL WOMEN
63%
BISEXUAL MEN
41%
Agree
7% 13%
7% 15%
12%
37%
22%
Neither
25%
Disagree
IF YOU WERE THE VICTIM OF BULLYING ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, WOULD YOU REPORT IT?
GAY MEN
73%
LESBIANS
75%
9%
BISEXUAL WOMEN
77%
6% 17%
BISEXUAL MEN
54%
Agree
8%
9%
Neither
19%
16%
37%
Disagree
Pockets of challenge
Experiences vary within the lesbian, gay and bisexual community
across the UK. Lesbian, gay and bisexual people who are Asian or
Asian British are seven percent less likely than white lesbian, gay and
bisexual respondents to agree with the statement 'I feel able to be
myself in the workplace'. This difference is more pronounced for
Black or Black British respondents who are ten percent less likely to
agree with the same statement when compared to white respondents.
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I FEEL ABLE TO BE MYSELF IN THE WORKPLACE
WHITE
81%
MIXED
75%
ASIAN OR
ASIAN BRITISH
74%
BLACK OR
BLACK BRITISH
71%
A similar trend is seen across the UK amongst disabled lesbian, gay
and bisexual respondents who are one and a half times more likely to
disagree with the statement 'I feel able to be myself in the workplace'
when compared to non-disabled lesbian, gay and bisexual
respondents.
DO YOU FEEL ABLE TO BE YOURSELF IN THE WORKPLACE?
NON-DISABLED
81%
DISABLED
73%
Agree
9%
11%
Neither
10%
16%
Disagree
This trend is particularly pronounced for trans lesbian, gay and
bisexual people in Britain who are twice as likely to disagree with the
statement 'I feel able to be myself at work' when compared to all
lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents.
DO YOU FEEL ABLE TO BE YOURSELF IN THE WORKPLACE?
LESBIAN, GAY
AND BISEXUAL
81%
TRANS LESBIAN,
GAY AND BISEXUAL
68%
Agree
9%
12%
Neither
STONEWALL TOP SCOTTISH EMPLOYERS 2015
10%
20%
Disagree
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Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme is Britain's leading
employers' forum on sexual orientation. We help businesses,
charities and public services to develop inclusive workplace
cultures. With over 700 members, our programme is the largest
non-governmental intervention of its kind in the world.
DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS
Members receive a range of benefits, including a dedicated Client
Account Manager in Stonewall's Workplace Team, an annual
Workplace Equality Index benchmarking meeting and tailored advice
to help enable you to tap into the full potential of your workforce.
Membership also entitles you to free and priority access to
Stonewall Scotland's seminars and discounted rates for our national
conferences and leadership programmes.
Our seminars highlight the latest good practice on topical issues and
our national conferences provide an inspiring line-up of keynote
speakers and masterclasses to help delegates develop an edge over
competitors. They are also incredible networking opportunities
where you can share ideas with over 1000 employers across
different sectors and regions.
Employers operating internationally also now have the opportunity
to join Stonewall's Global Diversity Champions programme. Our
growing network of top international employers benefit from
Stonewall's expertise in supporting gay staff no matter which
country they are based in. Members receive a range of additional
benefits, including dedicated seminars and research on issues
specific to international employers as well as an in-depth global
benchmarking meeting to track progress.
At a time when every employer is trying to do more with less, no
employer can choose to ignore their most critical resource – their
workforce. To find out more about what the Diversity Champions
programme offers or how Stonewall can help your organisation,
please get in touch. Stonewall and our top-performing partners are
here to help.
Congratulations to all our Diversity Champions who made it into
Stonewall's Top Scottish Employers 2015 and thank you for all
your efforts to progress equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people
at work.
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THE
STONEWALL
ROLE MODEL
PROGRAMME
Stonewall's one day Role Model Programme is designed for LGBT
staff to help gain an understanding of how they can be effective and
inclusive role models in their workplaces.
THE
STONEWALL
ALLIES
PROGRAMME
Stonewall's one day Allies Programme is designed for allies of LGBT
staff to help gain an understanding of how they can be effective and
inclusive role models and allies in their workplaces.
THE
STONEWALL
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAMME
STONEWALL
WORKPLACE
RESOURCES
STONEWALL
SCOTLAND
WORKPLACE
CONFERENCE
2015
For more information, please visit:
WWW.STONEWALLSCOTLAND.ORG.UK/ROLEMODELPROGRAMME
For more information, please visit:
WWW.STONEWALLSCOTLAND.ORG.UK/ALLIES
The Stonewall Leadership Programme provides a unique space to
look at questions around sexual orientation and authenticity and how
these can be used to develop an individual's leadership abilities.
For more information, please visit:
WWW.STONEWALL.ORG.UK/LEADERSHIP
Stonewall produces a range of guides, research and toolkits for
employers to help them create workplaces that celebrate difference.
All of these resources are available to download for free on our
website.
For more information, please visit:
WWW.STONEWALLSCOTLAND.ORG.UK/WORKPLACE
Join HR professionals, Senior Champions and employees
interested in equality at work at our annual flagship Workplace
conference. It will give you all the tools you need to stay at the
forefront of best practice in sexual orientation equality and
diversity. This year has more breakout sessions than ever and an
impressive line-up of speakers from leading organisations.
For more information, please visit:
WWW.STONEWALLSCOTLAND.ORG.UK/WPC2015
STONEWALL TOP SCOTTISH EMPLOYERS 2015
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‘HAVING STONEWALL’S
WORKPLACE EQUALITY INDEX
AS A GUIDE OVER THE YEARS
HAS CERTAINLY FORCED US
TO THINK INNOVATIVELY.’
‘AS A BENCHMARKING TOOL,
IT’S THE BEST IN THE CLASS.’
‘IT MEASURES PROGRESS SO
WE CAN COMPARE HOW WE
RELATE TO BOTH OUR PEERS
AND OUR COMPETITORS.’
Written by Alan Holmes,
Kevin Harding and Vignesh Ashok
c Stonewall 2015
Charity Number SC039681
WWW.STONEWALLSCOTLAND.ORG.UK