Tag: LGBTQ
Tata Steel recognised for LGBT+ inclusivity efforts
Thanks to its solid commitment to LGBT+ inclusion, Tata Steel has been recognised as a Gold Employer for three years in a row. The...
73% of LGBTQ+ workers don’t report discriminatory incidents at work
They say India Inc. has become quite LGBTQ friendly. It may not be completely true though according to a report based on a study...
FGII celebrates Pride month with glittering event & parade
Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) reaffirmed its steadfast support for the LGBTQIA+ community by commemorating PRIDE month with a spectacular event and PRIDE...
Citi to hire 3.5% from LGBTQ, increase women, Blacks in senior...
As part of its new diversity goals, Citigroup plans to make 3.5 per cent hires from LGBTQ community. Earlier, only 2.1 per cent of...
State of transgender job seekers in India
In Maharashtra, a petition was filed by a transgender person seeking the Court to direct the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company (MSETCL), also called...
Future Generali shows support to LGBTQIA+ with flash mob, pride parade
Future Generali India Insurance (FGII) celebrated Pride month in a show of support to the LGBTQIA+ community. It organised a flash mob as well...
PayU upgrades insurance coverage, to cover same-sex partners
PayU, the digital payments company, has revamped its insurance policy to include employees from the LGBQT community. Its expanded medical insurance policy will include...
Transgender people bag employment opportunities
The Indian workforce is becoming diverse and how!
Bharat Aluminimum Company or BALCO as it is known, a subsdiary of Vedanta Aluminium, has hired seven...
P&G India extends company benefits to partners of LGBTQ+ employees
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced that the partners of the LGBTQ+ employees at P&G, will also enjoy the medical benefits offered by the...
Tata Steel hires 14 people from LGBTQ+ community at Kalinganagar plant
Tata Steel has taken yet another step in the right direction in its endeavour to create a diverse workplace. It has onboarded 14 crane...
#Netflixwalkout: Employees disapprove streaming of Dave Chapelle’s ‘The Closer’
Employees at Netflix on October 20 staged a walkout protest in front of the Company’s building in California, US. They were expressing their displeasure...
AB InBev to sponsor gender affirming surgeries of employees in India
In a bid to promote a more gender-neutral work environment, the multinational drink and brewing company, Anheuser Bush Inbev (AB InBev), has introduced a...
How Amazon India upholds diversity and inclusion
It is imperative to maintain a diverse workplace today. It brings in different perspectives and makes an organisation highly desirable for job aspirants. Amazon...
Exclusive job portal for women, LGBTQ, PwD and army veterans
Avtar, the Chennai-based diversity hiring company, has launched a job portal that will cater exclusively to women, members of the the LGBTQ community, persons...
StanChart upholds D&I agenda, extends benefits to LGBTQ partners
Showing its commitment to its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) agenda, Standard Chartered Bank has announced the extension of medical coverage to the LGBT partners...
Leading by example: How Uber India is driving the D&I agenda
Uber, the global transport company with its roots in San Francisco -- one of the most diverse cities in the United States -- is...
“The key to success in HR lies in handling tough conversations...
In just a little over 15 years, Arun Mirchandani, head-HR, markets and securities services, APAC (excluding Japan), Citibank, has ensured that his is a...
Tata Steel expands its Diversity & Inclusion policy
Close on the heels of TCS’ medical insurance cover for LGBTQ+, Tata Steel, another subsidiary of the Tata Group is also doing its bit...
Anuranjita Kumar quits RBS: Sanjeev Vaid elevated to MD-HR, rewards
Anuranjita Kumar has left her seat as the managing director and head-HR, international hubs, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), after almost two years of...
LGBT+ inclusive companies perform better in terms of international business
Companies that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex communities tend to connect better with global markets. Such companies are not...
Capgemini reinforces its D&I agenda with LGBTQ hiring
It has been a year since section 377 was scrapped by the Supreme Court of India. But changes had already started at Capgemini a...
Citigroup and Star India do their bit for inclusion and diversity
Citigroup has upheld its inclusiveness mission by ensuring that its employee benefits and policies cover the domestic partners, including live-in partners of all its...
Google staff told to eschew Pride protests
Google has conveyed to its staff through an internal memo that Pride protests are a violation of the Company’s code of conduct, and therefore,...
P&G’s inspirational short film showcases its LGBTQ inclusion journey
American multinational consumer goods firm, The Procter & Gamble Company, has launched a short film called Out of the Shadows. The 25-minute long film...
Johnson & Johnson exhibits commitment to LGBTQ+ professionals
Johnson & Johnson India (J&J) showed its undying support to the LGBTQ+ community on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), which...
Facebook takes steps to enhance workforce diversity
Despite various measures, Whites and Asians still comprise 52 per cent and 38 per cent of the population at Facebook, respectively.