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 clients?

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 your clients create better conversations with their teams. 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 that your clients can share with their 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 employee’s emotional wellbeing

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

Resources for your client’s employees dependent on their 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.