Workplace Equality Index 2011

Workplace Equality Index 2011 now open for entries

Entry deadline: Friday September 10, 2010

Entering the 2011 Index: criteria and guidance

Workplace Equality Index 2010 results 

The Workplace Equality Index is Stonewall's comprehensive annual benchmarking exercise that showcases Britain's top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff.

Free to enter and open to all employers, the Workplace Equality Index attracts hundreds of entries each year. Lesbian, gay and bisexual staff can also participate too, as part of their employer’s entry – and over 7,000 gay staff gave anonymous feedback in the 2010 Index.

'At IBM, we pride ourselves on delivering a working environment which reflects equality of opportunity and experience for all. 

Diversity constitutes our character, our identity and ultimately our success – it is in our DNA.  When we succeed in diversity, we succeed in business.'

Brendon Riley,
General Manager, IBM Northeast Europe

Stonewall Employer of the year 2010

All organisations can benefit from entering the Workplace Equality Index. If you are new to sexual orientation diversity then completing the Index will help you identify the areas you’ll need to develop. If you’re further along the diversity journey then the Index will help you focus on new areas of good practice.

The results of the Workplace Equality Index will be announced in January 2011. Click here to see the results from the 2010 Index, along with previous years. 

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Entering the 2011 Index: criteria and guidance

The Workplace Equality Index 2011 criteria and guidance for participants are available to download now.

WEI 2011 Web document.doc (Word format, 273KB)

WEI 2011 Guidance.doc (Word format, 150KB)

These two documents should be used to prepare for submitting to the Workplace Equality Index. The Index is completed online and assessed with supporting evidence. The online form opened on 26 May 2010. The submission deadline is 10 September 2010.

Entries from Diversity Champions

Employers of the Diversity Champions programme have received a link to the secure online submission along with a username and password directly from Stonewall.

Entries from non-Diversity Champions

The Workplace Equality Index is open to all employers. There is no entry fee. If you are not part of the Diversity Champions programme but would like to participate in the Workplace Equality Index 2011, please email Stonewall your contact details. Stonewall will then reply by email with entry instructions. 

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Workplace Equality Index 2010

Stonewall's Top 100 Employers list was published on January 13, 2010. You can download the full list, with analysis and case studies from the link below

Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2010 

Preliminary results from the 2010 Top 100 Employers are also available. Click here to read more.

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Download previous versions of the Index

To download the 2009 Index booklet please click here
For the 2008 Index booklet click here
For the 2007 Index booklet click here
For the 2006 Index booklet click here
For the 2005 Index booklet click here

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Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2010

The top 100 employers for gay people in Britain in 2010 are:

My organisation took part. What happens next?

Participating organisations who are part of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme will be entitled to a tailored benchmarking session with their point of contact within the Workplace team to receive feedback on their performance against other organisations in their sector and discuss steps for improvement. Those organisations should contact their contact at Stonewall to arrange a benchmarking meeting in the New Year as soon as possible.

For more information regarding the Diversity Champions programme please see here.

Please feel free to contact the Workplace team on 020 7593 1868 or email here if you have any questions regarding the Workplace Equality Index or the Diversity Champions programme.

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