Tool to measure LGBTI compliance

A measurement tool to gauge how compliant companies are in making the workplace conducive for the gay and lesbian community has been developed, according to a Cape Argus report. An organisation called The LGBTI+ Management Forum said it had measured companies to find out what protection policies they had in place for lesbians, gays, transgender and the intersex. The SA Workplace Equality Index (SAWEI) offers companies a means to measure their progress against independently determined and research-based best practice. Seventeen companies representing six different sectors employing more than 30 000 people completed SAWEI submissions. Of these, two companies were awarded the top gold tiering, seven companies were silver-tiered and four were bronze-tiered. The leading companies include Bain & Company, Shell, EY, Thomson Reuters, P&G, PwC, Deloitte and Shell.