Rainbow at work.
Luxembourg is apparently the best country in the world for LGBT workers, according to data released by Silver Swan Recruitment via its LGBT Worldwide Workplace Index.
Luxembourg tops the list of 30 countries, thanks to the Grand Duchy’s anti-discrimination laws, low unemployment, high minimum wage and – most significantly – its “recognition as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries according to the Gay Travel Index.”
The LGBT Worldwide Workplace Index was compiled by analysing the following factors:
- LGBT laws and rights
- LGBT employment laws
- Minimum wage
- Unemployment rate
- Average salary
- LGBT-friendliness
For each of the six factors, a score from zero to three was awarded to each country, meaning that the top possible result was 18. Luxembourg scored a total of 17.
Only the top 30 countries in the rankings were awarded a place on the LGBT Worldwide Workplace Index.
Image source: Silver Swan Recruitment
Second in the list is Australia, followed by New Zealand, then Monaco, France and Belgium. The Netherlands, known as a strong supporter of gay rights only made seventh place on the list. This was mostly due to the country’s average salary rating.
At the bottom end of the 30 countries index comes Spain, Slovenia and Colombia, respectively.
