Name of best practice

Slovenská sporiteľna


 

Entity
(Type of entity implementing the initiative)

Bank


 

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

Slovenská sporiteľňa supports several LGBT cultural activities of NGOs in order to promote diversity of its clients and therefore sending a strong signal to their employees and possible jobseekers on diversity.


 

Resources needed to implementation

Human resources: Employer resources (several thousand of EUR), 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

Support from companies or other employers as sponsorship


 

Barriers

Civil society organisations would find this sort of programme harder to fund


 

Reference website of Best Practice Slovenská sporiteľna:  www.nadaciapontis.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Odporucania_LGBT_SK_WEB.pdf