{"id":15537,"date":"2019-06-10T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/10\/news-9286\/"},"modified":"2019-06-10T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:00:02","slug":"news-9286","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/10\/news-9286\/","title":{"rendered":"Building an Inclusive Culture for LGBT+ at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Kevin Castel| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:59:40 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In celebration of Pride month, I\u2019m sharing my story <\/strong><\/h4>\n

In Hong Kong, LGBT+ rights are different.<\/p>\n

As a French citizen living in Hong Kong, I cannot marry my partner in this city. My partner and I, took this as an opportunity to celebrate our marriage twice. First, we married in Canada – my husband being a Canadian citizen – we signed our wedding certificate there. We had a small celebration with a few friends and family. Later, we celebrated our wedding in a beautiful ceremony in Brittany, France, where I come from, with all our friends and family.<\/p>\n

I have been \u201cout\u201d at work for a long time, even before I came to Hong Kong in 2013. For me it is important to comfortably be myself in my working place.\u00a0 For me, being myself at work is crucial.<\/p>\n

Over the past few years, our company has adapted and improved the way to talk about Inclusion<\/a>. Especially about LGBT+ communities. When I joined Schneider Electric in France, my partner and I had access to the same benefits as any other couple. Even before marriage was legal, the company was already one of the few to recognize all forms of unions.<\/p>\n

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Going above and beyond with medial insurance benefits for same-sex married couple<\/h4>\n

For a global city, LGBT+ rights at work in Hong Kong are limited. Same-sex marriages are not recognized. There is no anti-discrimination law for LGBT+ in the working environment.<\/p>\n

I am very proud that Schneider Electric, for the first time, has extended medical insurance benefits for same-sex married couples in Hong Kong. This is a great step in the right direction for the company. Schneider Electric is definitely going above and beyond. I think everyone should be inspired by this.<\/p>\n

However, these benefits are only available for LGBT+ people who marry in countries where same-sex unions are legal. For local employees, unless they can get married overseas, it is still very difficult to receive the same benefits.<\/p>\n

Looking for Allies to create respectful and supportive environments<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Personally, I hope that my story can encourage other LGBT+ people to come out and inspire them to be entirely themselves at work at Schneider Electric<\/a>, and everywhere else.<\/p>\n

I also hope to inspire new allies to support LGBT+ community at work and help us to create this respectful and supportive environment for all minorities.<\/p>\n

I will continue to be attentive to all the struggle that LGBT+ people face at work around the world. We should continue to guide our companies along the learning curve, building an inclusive culture for LGBT+, featuring minorities in our campaigns, in our customer stories, and speaking up about our commitment for LGBT+ rights in all countries where Schneider Electric does business.<\/p>\n

I am glad to be able to contribute to this amazing journey, building our Brand Schneider Electric to live and deliver our commitments to Embrace Different<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Happy pride month to everyone! \"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\"<\/p>\n

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Great People make Schneider Electric a Great Company.
Join Us\u00a0<\/a> where you have a meaningful purpose in an inclusive and empowering environment.<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Kevin Castel| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:59:40 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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