Home Office tops Stonewall’s 2011 list of gay-friendly employers
Stonewall has announced its Top 100 Employers 2011, showcasing Britain’s best employers for gay staff. It names the Home Office as the best place to work for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. In second place is Lloyds Banking Group and Ernst & Young comes third.
The Index is based on a range of key indicators which this year included the largest ever confidential survey of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees, with over 9,000 participants. This consistently revealed that the satisfaction levels of gay staff were highest at the top-ranking organisations in the Index.
The Top Ten are: 1 Home Office, 2 Lloyds Banking Group, 3 Ernst & Young, 4 Hampshire Constabulary, 5 IBM, 6 Goldman Sachs, 7 East Sussex County Council, 8 = Brighton & Hove City Council, 8 = HM Revenue & Customs, 10 Barclays. Barclays also won the award for Employee Network Group of the Year and Baker & McKenzie LLP was named Most Improved Employer.
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