Halifax tells customers they can close accounts over pronoun badge row

Halifax has said customers can close down their accounts if they don’t like its ‘values’ after a furious row over the decision to include pronouns on staff name tags. The controversy erupted when it shared a picture on Twitter which had the name Gemma and ‘she/her/hers’ on it.

This sparked a negative response from some users who accused the bank of unnecessarily ‘virtue singalling’. But it was also praised by charity Stonewall which said: “It’s great to see workplaces like @HalifaxBank offering staff the option of including their pronouns on badges.

“Having pronouns on badges is a simple yet impactful way to make sure LGBTQ+ identities are respected – for employees and customers alike “make sure LGBTQ+ identities are respected.”