LGB lobbying group Stonewall have released their first publication to focus on bisexual issues.
Stonewall’s “Bisexual People In The Workplace” guide reflects that despite many great strides that have been made to achieve sexual orientation equality in workplaces across Britain, many bisexual men and women still feel unable to be themselves at work.
They say:
This guide, the sixth in a series from Stonewall and the first to capture the experiences of bisexual employees, shows that the discrimination they often face can prevent them achieving their full potential at work. These experiences are often quite distinct from those of their lesbian and gay colleagues. Too often stereotypical assumptions and beliefs about bisexual people and their lives, from both straight and gay people, mean that they feel unable to access the very initiatives that are meant to support them.
Bisexual People in the Workplace provides a practical resource for organisations that want to know more about the issues bisexual people face in the workplace and want to include bisexual employees in their diversity initiatives. The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 define bisexuality as a sexual orientation towards persons of the same sex and of the opposite sex.
The guide is split into four sections;
* Key issues for bisexual staff
* Developing effective policy and procedure
* Engaging bisexual employees
* Evaluating success and continuing progress
