Why HR should ask staff if they're LGBT

HR Departments are now actively asking potential hires questions about their sexuality, according to a new report.

Leading businesses in America, such as JPMorgan Chase, Facebook and Deutsche Bank, are asking staff if they would like to disclose and record their orientation and gender identity. The decision has split the recruiting world, with some hiring managers expressing their concern over the new legislations.

According to Bloomberg Business, almost one half of employers- under pressure to increase their inclusivity quota- are seeking to gather information on homosexual, bisexual and transgender staff.

Some jobseekers are pleased with the new hiring practice, with one executive at American banking firm Wells Fargo claiming that the process was a relief: “When I finally clicked that one field on my sexual orientation, it was just like time had stopped. I’m actually putting into our HR system that I’m gay? It felt really good.”