The Co-operative Group (UK) has a policy of training their directors and managers in charge of recruiting about the knowledge of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure fair employment. The content of the training also provides guidelines on anti-discrimination legislation, along with some demonstrations of discrimination in employment. The Group also ensures a balance of the number of LGBT candidates selected.
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In 2014, Google participated in the LGBT pride parades and festivals in many countries and cities wherever the company is located. During the event, Google had a souvenir stall with publications aimed at showing support for the LGBT community, both introducing the company and stating they were …show more content…
At Daimler AG, all board members are committed to the Internal Code of Conduct and it was publicly posted on the company intranet and corporate website. The Code includes ensuring workers are protected from discrimination based on personal factors, including sexual orientation and gender identity. All employees working for Daimler are required to adhere to this principle, even in countries where LGBT discrimination is widely accepted.
☛ Example 1: Microsoft Corporation (US) has always been a pioneer in the quest for equality and diversity. This business is one of the first companies in the world to apply similar employee benefits to same-sex couples and to implement anti-discrimination policies for homosexual, bisexual and transgender employees. Since 1989, Microsoft regularly supports and sponsors for LGBT employees within the corporation.
☛ Example 2: Employees who have same sex partners at Accenture (headquartered in Ireland), a multinational technology - consulting firm, are entitled to leave for spousal-related reasons such as going for honeymoon, postpartum, etc., which is similar to their heterosexual colleagues.In addition, transgender employees at the company also enjoy a full range of benefits, including health insurance for hormonal, psychological and surgical …show more content…
In the mid-1980s, while the LGBT rights movement was at its peak, members of the national network of internal LGBT supporting groups at the company were consistently presenting at the Pride Parade events and contributing positively to the internal LGBT rights advocacy process. At the beginning of the next decade, the focus of the network shifted to the diversity and anti-discrimination policies coming from HP itself. In the mid-1990s, along with Apple, Microsoft, IBM and Walt Disney, Hewlett-Packard once again pioneered in equal treatment with LGBT staff working at the company. Today, HP's internal supporting network for LGBT employees continues to play a key role in corporate's