Tag: work
Boy Scouts Job Application: “Known or Avowed Homosexuals” Need Not Apply
Following recent news that the Boy Scouts of America is considering a change to its membership policy banning gay scouts, the organisation is embroiled in new charges of discrimination, this time regarding its hiring practices.
Accenture tops Stonewall’s 2013 list of gay-friendly employers
Stonewall today publishes its Top 100 Employers 2013, showcasing Britain’s best employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. Accenture tops the list; in second place is Gentoo and the Co-operative comes third.
Major poll shows three in five people in Wales support equal marriage
A major poll conducted by YouGov for Stonewall Cymru has revealed that three in five people in Wales support government plans to extend civil marriage to same-sex couples, despite a vitriolic campaign against equal marriage from a small number of well-funded and disproportionately vocal political and religious groups.
UK Trans Youth Survey: Employment and job-seeking
Gendered Intelligence have launched a survey on employment and job-seeking for trans young people (aged 25 and under) living in the UK.
HRC Applauds Wal-Mart for Adding Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Protections
The Human Rights Campaign – the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation – last Wednesday praised Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest private employer, for adding gender identity and expression to its employment non-discrimination policy. The company’s nondiscrimination policy already included sexual orientation.
337 Businesses Rated “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality”
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released its annual list of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.” This year 337 companies were awarded this distinction for their employment policies and practices that include LGBT workers and their families.