Do all employers take pride in their people? In this episode we focus on the importance of organisations supporting their LGBTI+ communities and what practical steps they can take to be a more diverse and inclusive workplace. We are joined by Lucie Garvin, Deputy Chair of the Acas LGBTI+ & Allies staff network; Tom Price who is the Senior Leader Champion for the Acas LGBTI+ & Allies staff network and Emma Dunn, Chair of a:gender, the cross-government network supporting trans and intersex staff across government. We discuss:·        Issues affecting LGBTI+ people at work·        How to set up an LGBTI+ & Allies staff network·        Celebrating Pride and continued LGBTI+ support Episode resources:Advice and guidance on how to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in your workplace: https://www.acas.org.uk/improving-equality-diversity-and-inclusionDownload our free equality, diversity and inclusion policy template: https://www.acas.org.uk/equality-policy-templateEmma Dunn’s blog on the Equality Act 2010: https://www.acas.org.uk/the-equality-act-2010-agender-and-meLucie Garvin’s blog on how Acas relaunched it’s LGBTI+ & Allies staff network: https://www.acas.org.uk/lucie-garvin-our-network-is-helping-to-make-lgbt-history-at-acas-0Read the findings from research conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) on supporting trans employees in the workplace: https://www.acas.org.uk/supporting-trans-employees-in-the-workplaceTo contact an Acas adviser for specialist support, get in touchFor podcast and event updates sign up to our free email newsletterTranscript available at www.acas.org.uk/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.