The Guides are designed to equip employers with best practice when it comes to actively engaging with lesbian, gay and bisexual staff.
The first, on Employee Network Groups for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff, was launched in November 2005.
Click here to download the ‘Network Groups’ guide
The second, on monitoring sexual orientation in the workplace, highlights examples from Diversity Champions that have successfully introduced monitoring on the basis of sexual orientation and was launched in July 2006.
Click here to download the ‘Monitoring’ guide
The third, on preventing Bullying of gay staff, explores innovative and creative ways in which employers can support and protect their LGB staff from unlawful harassment and was launched in January 2007.
Click here to download the ‘Bullying’ guide
The fourth, on Career development discusses the barriers lesbian and gay employees may face in their careers and features examples of employers that have tailored their career development programmes in recognition of these barriers. The guide was launched in September 2007.
Click here to download the ‘Career Development’ guide
The fifth, on Religion and sexual orientation, looks at areas of potential conflict between sexual orientation and religion. It includes case studies and top ten tips on engaging staff on these issues. The guide was launched in May 2009.
Click here to download the ‘Religion & Sexual Orientation’ guide.
The sixth, on Bisexual people in the workplace, looks at the unique issues bisexual employees face which can prevent them from achieving their full potential at work. It includes key recommendations and suggestions as well as top ten tips on supporting bisexual workplace inclusion. The guide was launched in October 2009.
Click here to download the ‘Bisexual People in the Workplace’ guide
Marketing: How to Market to Gay Consumers is our seventh in the series of workplace guides. It looks at the marketing cycle and suggests how to involve your lesbian, gay and bisexual community to get it right.
The guide is split into four sections:
To download a pdf version of the guide click here.
Stonewall has launched a new plain English guide to help workplaces and service providers explain monitoring to their employees and service users. This innovative resource makes the case for monitoring across all equality strands, including disability, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and belief and age.
If you would like more copies of the guide, please do get in touch by emailing us here. Alternatively, you can download a PDF version here.
Stonewall has produced these guidelines to offer practical help and advice to employers on how to both comply with and get the best from the new laws. It gives a detailed outline of the legislation and what it means in practice.
Click here to download the English version.
Click here to download the Welsh version.
Click here to download the additional insert for the Welsh version
Stonewall launches guide to help small businesses protect gay staff and access the £70bn 'pink pound'
Similar to other Stonewall guides supported by the DTI, Gay People, Your Business: What small employers need to know, provides plain English advice on the 2003 Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations and is also endorsed by The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and Acas.
The first of its kind, this punchy A5-sized guide explains to managers and owners of smaller businesses how the legislation impacts them and gives tips on how they can go beyond compliance and instead be competitive in today’s market by using case studies from actual small businesses.
Stonewall produced this guide as many smaller employers have yet to completely integrate the legislation into their practices and even fewer are capitalising on the pink pound, estimated to be worth £70 billion.
To read more, download the guide here or request a hard copy by emailing cymru@stonewallcymru.org.uk or by calling 029 20 237744.
‘Discrimination at work. Its’ so over’ -
This plain language guide for employees gives a brief outline of the new employment regulations, what they cover and what you can do to take action against harassment and discrimination. To download the guide in any of 12 languages, including English and Welsh click here.
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