Pride Month, June 2024 – business toolkit

June is Pride Month where all things LGBTQ⁺ are celebrated. It’s the role of organisations and their line managers to support LGBTQ⁺ employees in the workplace and they can build a more resilient, happier, and healthier workplace where everyone can thrive.

How does this affect your business?

It’s been shown that businesses that support LGBTQ⁺ employees and protect their wellbeing within the workplace will gain from higher productivity, increased employee engagement and reduced sickness absence and presenteeism.

We've put together some expert-approved tools and resources. You can share these to help create better conversations with your team. These resources can also empower organisations to open up the conversation around LGBTQ+ topics in the workplace.

Guidance and support for line managers

To read

• Supporting transgender individuals in the workplace (PDF,0.77MB)
• Benefits of a culture of inclusion | Bupa UK
• Understanding gender terms

To watch

• Supporting LGBTQIA⁺ employee mental health in the workplace
• Supporting transgender individuals

Resources to share with your team

• Coming out as transgender: My story (bupa.co.uk)
• Discussing your sexuality with your family and friends (bupa.co.uk)
• Mental Health Hub
• Need help on LGBTQ⁺ - JAAQ - The new mental health platform

Support for your employee’s emotional wellbeing

• Family Mental HealthLine leaflet (PDF, 0.2MB)
• Direct Access mental health brochure (PDF, 0.4MB)

Resources to share with your team dependent on your employee’s policy or health trust

• Corporate Family Mental HealthLine employee poster (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Corporate Direct Access poster - Mental health (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Healthy Minds Employee Leaflet (PDF, 0.2MB)^*

For more information on LGBTQ⁺ communities, head to LGBT Foundation, The Trevor Project, Stonewall Inclusive Workplaces or Trans In The City.