Home » Corporate social responsibility » Corporate practices » Great Britain: Marks & Spencer offering employees individual pronoun badges Great Britain: Marks & Spencer offering employees individual pronoun badges Through . Published on 18 November 2021 à 10h54 - Update on 18 November 2021 à 10h54 Resources Employees at the UK supermarket chain, Marks & Spencer (M&S), can choose to wear a badge specifying the personal pronouns with which they wish to be identified. M&S that recently revealed this information in a LinkedIn post, said that employees can opt to wear “whichever combination of pronouns” they choose. In office settings where badges aren’t used, employees are encouraged to specify their preferred pronouns in their email signatures. David Parke, Food PR Manager in Croydon, UK, posted a picture of his new badge on social media. He says that the pronouns to be used in relation to him are ‘He/Him/His’. “Giving people the option to display their pronouns at work is really important as it encourages them to show allyship towards trans and non-binary colleagues,” said Mr. Parke. He said the badges “have already helped to start much needed conversations about gender identity and non-binary experiences”. The initiative, which has been welcomed by employees and the M&S internal LGBTQ+ network, came from M&S employee Morgen Kane, who used the company’s ‘Suggest to Steve’ scheme, which allows employees to make suggestions directly to Steve Rowe, Marks & Spencer’s chief executive, and the suggestion has subsequently become a reality. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels