PEOPLE who identify as LGBT+ need more protection at work, the TUC warned today, after new research revealed that a fifth of workplaces did not have any policies in place to support LGBT+ staff.

A YouGov poll — commissioned by the union confederation — reveals that 21 per cent of offices and factories lack guidelines for their LGBT+ workers, while only 51 per cent have an anti-bullying policy for those employees.

Fewer than half have a clear reporting route for LGBT+ staff who suffer discrimination and just a quarter have a policy to support trans workers who wish to transition to another gender, the survey of about 1,000 human resources managers also suggests.