Name of best practice
Henkel
Entity
(Type of entity implementing the initiative)
Chemical and consumer goods company
Purpose
Raising awareness on equal treatment among employers, respecting the individual for who they are and sharing positive communication on sexuality and gender orientation
Target
(youth LGBTI+, adult LGBTI+, schools, labour market)
Labour market: Employees, clients, and organisation as a whole
Kind of intervention
1.Training and/or group workshops
Objectives
Company: image of the company and positive appeal for employers and jobseeker in order to find the best person for the respective job
For the employees: to give a sense of emotional security, sense of belonging, valued corporate culture and self- motivation
Description of the implementation
All of the companies organise internal workshops, information published on internal newsletters and official FB/Instagram pages regarding diversity and topics such as ‘parents of LGBT kids’. They provide for free days in order to marry/enter into a registered partnership (abroad) even though Slovakia does not recognise either.
Resources needed to implementation
Human resources: Employer resources (unspecified), employee resources (unspecified)
Results of implementation
Increase in motivation and engagement, furthering of talent pool, new business opportunities and clients, valued corporate culture, greater respect and genuine mutual interest
Facilitators
Offer the training during working hours and motivate workers to assist
Facilitate work/family reconciliation if necessary to attend the training
Barriers
Lack of motivation of workers to attend and the lack of resources (economic and time)
Training takes place outside working hours and cannot be reconciled with family life
Reference website of Best Practice Henkel: www.henkel.sk/spolocnost/rozmanitost-a-inkluzia