Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Dealing with challenges

Author: Shelagh Prosser

Overview

This series of leading practice guides identifies the actions that employers can take to build an inclusive workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other employees whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual (LGB+).

Here, we discuss the common challenges LGB+ employees experience at work and how employers can help to address and overcome them. This is the fourth in our series of five guides:

• Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Opportunities and barriers
• Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive recruitment
• Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Inclusive employment
• Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual employees: Monitoring