Employee benefits should be more inclusive towards LGBTQ+ community: Peppy

According to new research

Hemma Visavadia
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Some 33% of employers believe there is a lack of support for the LGBTQ+ community within employee benefits, according to new research by Peppy.

Research conducted in January 2022 among 506 HR decision makers found that 34% of respondents "strongly agreed" that employee benefits were an important factor when trying to foster good diversity and inclusion measures within the workplace. A further 62% of employers expressed that companies must "actively seek" to include employee benefits for minority groups within the workplace in a bid to demonstrate their diversity and inclusivity. However, 65% of employers said that their organisation lacked employee benefits specific for minority groups, as they believe "their benefits are bro...

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