IBM

Name of best practice

IBM

Entity
(Type of entity implementing the initiative)

Multinational technology and consulting 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

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

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