LGBTQ+ at GSK

GSK’s mission is to provide a supportive, nurturing forum for GSK's employees, across the spectrum of sexual orientation or gender identity. GSK fully supports their gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally employees, and works with LGBTQI+ employees to increase the awareness and understanding of issues and concerns that impact them.

• GSK Australia is one of the 851 corporations that publicly supports marriage equality and demonstrated this throughout the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
• GSK has a global employee resource group for LGBTQI+ employees and their straight allies, known as Spectrum, which was launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2019.
• In 2019, GSK’s UK Spectrum group was named Stonewall’s Employee Network Group of the Year.
• GSK has been ranked in the top 5th percentile for corporate equality in the HRC corporate equality index annual rating for 12 consecutive years.
• GSK New Zealand is the first pharmaceutical company in NZ to have achieved the Rainbow Tick.
• GSK has been named as a 2019 Equality Champion by Open For Business LGBT for its strong commitment to advancing LGBT+ equality around the world.
• Spectrum UK was praised in DIVA’s Rainbow Honours LGBTQ Network Group category by DIVA, the world’s leading media brand for LGBTQI women. This award is given to the corporate LGBTQ staff network which provides the greatest support to its members.
• All of GSK’s policies are LGBTI+ inclusive. For example, their parental leave policy is inclusive, considering the many ways that LGBTQI+ employees can become parents including adoptive surrogacy/gestational carrier and foster care.

Awards, accreditations and membership

GSK believes that all employees bring something unique to GSK and when they combine their knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Because of this belief, GSK has earned many awards, accreditations and memberships at both a global and local level.

• GSK New Zealand is the first pharmaceutical company in NZ to have achieved the Rainbow Tick.
• GSK was listed #6 on Stonewall Top Employer List for 2020.
• In 2019, GSK’s UK Spectrum group was named Stonewall Employee Network Group of the Year.
• In 2019, GSK was named an Equality Champion by Open For Business for its strong commitment to advancing LGBTQI+ equality around the world.
• Spectrum UK 'Commended' in DIVA’s Rainbow Honours LGBTQ staff network which provides the greatest support to its members.
• GSK has been ranked in the top 5th percentile for corporate equality in the HRC corporate equality index annual rating for 12 consecutive years.