Is Playstation really LGBTQ friendly?
Playstation is owned by Sony
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation that develops and publishes video games for the PlayStation family of consoles. SIE is headquartered in San Mateo, California. SIE has been supportive of the LGBTQ community. It offers benefits to employees that include domestic partner benefits and transgender-inclusive health care coverage. The company has also participated in public events and organizations that support LGBTQ rights, and has donated to politicians who support or don't support LGBTQ rights legislation.
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Does Playstation offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Playstation 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 Playstation Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Does Playstation have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Playstation 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.
Playstation 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.
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Employee group –or– Diversity council
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
Does Playstation have inclusive workforce protections?
Playstation has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Does Playstation offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Playstation 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 Playstation Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Does Playstation have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Playstation 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.
Playstation 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.
Does Playstation have inclusive workforce protections?
Playstation has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
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