Sexual orientation and the workplace experience

Original title: Seksuele oriëntatie en werk Large-scale studies are regularly held in the Netherlands to monitor the employment situation and work experience of employees. However, some groups of employees receive insufficient attention in these studies. The Netherlands Institute for Social Research¦ SCP has carried out a study of one of these groups: lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees. Are there any differences in the work experience, social attitudes at work and well-being of LGB and heterosexual employees in the Netherlands in 2012, and if so, how can these be explained? The results show that there are more correspondences than differences between lesbian, gay and heterosexual employees in the Netherlands. Job satisfaction, career development opportunities, conflicts, bullying and sickness absenteeism are comparable in all these groups. There is however one group for whom this does not apply: bisexual employees. They do report more problems in a large number of aspects of their work experience. The study was commissioned by the Emancipation Department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Lisette Kuyper works in the Education, Minorities and Methodology research group at SCP. She carries out numerous research projects on the position and well-being of LGBs