Inclusion | Shocking number of firms have NO support in place for LGBT+ staff

One in five (21%) workplaces do not have any policies in place to support their LGBT+  staff at work, according to a new poll published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The poll of around 1,000 HR managers – run for the TUC by YouGov and published today on the first day of the TUC’s annual LGBT+ conference – also found:

• Bullying and harassment: Only half (51%) of managers surveyed told the TUC they have a policy prohibiting discrimination, bullying and harassment against LGBT+ workers in their workplace. Less than half (47%) said they have a clear reporting route for workers to raise concerns about discrimination, bullying and harassment against LGBT+ workers – even though one in seven (15%) managers have responded to bullying, harassment or discrimination against one or more LGBT workers.

• Trans workers: Just one in four (25%) managers said that they have a policy setting out support for trans (including non-binary) workers who wish to transition to live as another gender.

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