Advancing LGBT Workplace Equality in India Out & Equal Summit November 2014
Advancing LGBT Workplace Equality in India A conversation with Intuit and Thomson Reuters Out & Equal Summit November 2014 1 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Your Hosts Scott Beth VP of Finance Intuit 2 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Vijay Anand GM/VP of India Development Center Intuit Zafar Parekh Finance Manager Thomson Reuters Our Journey Started with a Conversation 3 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Six Companies Came Together in January 2014 • Understand the current state of LGBT workplace equality at our companies in India including employee networks. • Share best practices between our companies on how to foster workplace equality for LGBT employees. • Understand the current state of LGBT-related legislation in India and the impact on workforce equality. • Determine the next steps for individual companies and possible collaboration moving forward. 4 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Section 377 5 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Highlights of the Round Table • All six companies have global non-discrimination policies, but not all are consistently applied globally. • Some companies have used Provision 377 as a “springboard” for employee communications and engagement. • Allies play a critical role in advancing workplace equality in India. Don’t use the term “straight ally”. • Best practices include the Community Business guidebook, “Pride Speaks” workshops at Thomson Reuters, IBM’s “Ally Guide” and 15 minute on-line training module. • Education and personal stories are critical. “There are no gay people in India.” There are no “silver bullets”. 6 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary The Power of Dialog within Companies • Dozens of emails and conference calls within Intuit and the other participating companies • Engaged HR, Legal, Security, and our Senior Leaders • Guardrails for our discussions established • Expectations set for follow-up debriefs post event • Post event celebration and education 7 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Lots of Visibility across Intuit 8 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary www.communitybusiness.org 9 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary This is about Better Business Outcomes 10 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Understand the Context 11 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary 8 Recommendations 12 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary An Example from IBM 13 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Intuit’s Next Step: 140 Employees Attended 14 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Time for Our Conversation Scott Beth VP of Finance Intuit 15 Intuit Confidential and Proprietary Vijay Anand GM/VP of India Development Center Intuit Zafar Parekh Finance Manager Thomson Reuters
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