Salesforce introduces extra benefits worth $55K for transgender employees

November 16, 2021 08:23 PM AEDT | By Sonal Goyal

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Highlights

Transgender employees working for Salesforce in New Zealand and Australia are offered a $55,000 worth benefit package.

The benefits package covers hormonal therapy, prescription drugs and affirmation surgeries.

$500 for wardrobe allowance will be given to those who are planning to change their gender.

Salesforce has introduced a $55,000 worth benefit package to its transgender employees in New Zealand and Australia. The package covers hormonal therapy, prescription drugs and affirmation surgeries. The fund can also be used for hair transplant, $500 for wardrobe allowance for those planning to change their gender and $1000 for legal costs of updating the gender status on birth certificates.

In addition to this, the employees will be benefited from four weeks of paid leaves. Salesforce has also given importance to mental health as the company will arrange counselling for the employees who recently discovered their true identity and their loved ones.

The Salesforce announced the gender-inclusive plan this week as this week is ‘Transgender Awareness Week’. Previously, the transgender befit plan was limited to Canada and the US, and now the plan has been rolled out globally.

Good read: Why is Google spending A$1 billion in Australia?

The motive of Salesforce is to create a better life for non-binary and transgender employees. Pip Marlow, chief executive of Salesforce Australia stated that:

Bottom Line

Rolling out the gender inclusion strategy of Salesforce across the globe has grabbed significant attention in the market.

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