Is Kroger really LGBTQ friendly?
Kroger has a moderate to conservative stance on LGBTQ rights. The company offers its employees benefits that cover domestic partners, including both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Kroger also participates in and donates to public events and organizations that support LGBTQ rights, as well as donating to politicians who support LGBTQ rights legislation.
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Does Kroger have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Kroger has shown sustained commitment to diversity through several initiatives like training for new hires and employees, executives performance tied to diversity goals, and policies that support an inclusive culture around gender identity and self expression.
Kroger has employee groups and/or diversity councils within the company to support LGBTQ employees, and has several programs around hiring, supplier selection, marketing, and philanthropy to support LBBTQ individuals, causes, and organizations.
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
Employee group –or– Diversity council
Does Kroger have inclusive workforce protections?
Kroger has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Does Kroger offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Kroger has strong and inclusive benefits offering for US Employees.
Health Insurance and other benefits are equivalent when it comes to their coverage of spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples.
At Kroger Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
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