ABOUT US
Our purpose: To empower LGBTQ+ individuals to collaborate and share experiences,
to ensure that they can be the very best they can and achieve their full potential
in a positive and supportive working environment.
to ensure that they can be the very best they can and achieve their full potential
in a positive and supportive working environment.
Statement of Purpose
To empower LGBTQ+ individuals to collaborate and share experiences to ensure that they can be the very best they can and achieve their full potential in a positive and supportive working environment.
Aims & Objectives
To be an effective employee led community that raises awareness and profile of LGBT+ issues at Next. The employe led community will provide a forum to:
Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) people and allies at Next
Discuss issues affecting LGBT+ employees within the business
Provide an arena for people to be open and honest in a safe and confidential environment
Engage with other employee led communities
Provide a forum to encourage members to socialise and develop the employee led community in a supportive environment.
Responsibilities
The role of the LGBT+ employee led community will be primarily to provide a safe and supportive working environment to its members by sharing experiences and best practise through holding regular meetings, attending events and communicating with the business on LGBT+ issues.
The community will actively shape a positive culture through their activities and will look for opportunities to come up with new ideas as well as sharing, learning and collaborating with other employee led communities.
Network Champion
The Network’s champion, sponsor and Network Chair is Andrew Jurd, Head of Retail HR. Click here to find out more about Andrew and the rest of the committee.
Review
These guidelines will be reviewed initially after 6 months and following this, the review will take place every 2 years.
Membership
Currently there is no formal membership process for the Network. We are open to all permanent and temporary Next employees that identify themselves as LGBT+ and anyone who wants to support the aim of the network.
Meeting Frequency
The group will meet 4 times a year.
Stonewall Diversity Champion
Next has signed up to Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme.
The programme is the leading employers' programme for ensuring all LGBT+ staff are accepted without exception in the workplace.
As Europe's largest lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) charity, Stonewall recognise that people perform better when they can be themselves.
There are over 850 organisations involved in the programme.