According to a survey of LGBT+ workers in the United Kingdom, approximately 20 percent of LGB+ employees felt they had being undermined or humiliated at their place of work, with this rising to 39 percent for Trans people. Being undermined or humiliated was the most common experience of conflict among LGBT+ workers, although a significant share of LGBT+ workers had also experienced heated arguments / shouting, at 23 percent of Trans workers and 14 percent of LGB+ ones.
Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced
Characteristic
LGB+
Trans people
Being undermined / humiliated
20%
39%
Shouted / heated arguments
14%
23%
Verbal abuse / insult
14%
21%
Discrimination because of a protected characteristic
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CIPD. (February 11, 2021). Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/
CIPD. "Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced." Chart. February 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/
CIPD. (2021). Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/
CIPD. "Share of Lgbt+ People in The United Kingdom Who Have Experienced Conflict at Work from 2018 to 2020, by Type of Conflict Experienced." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/
CIPD, Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of LGBT+ people in the United Kingdom who have experienced conflict at work from 2018 to 2020, by type of conflict experienced [Graph], CIPD, February 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388124/uk-lgbt-conflicts-workplace/
