NatWest is set to pay for its transgender staff to receive hormone treatment.
The major retail and commercial bank are introducing changes across their branches up and down the country, including Merseyside, from next month in a bid to become more inclusive. From September 2022, NatWest employees can access additional trans healthcare services in the form of a “Gender Identity Pathway” through the company's already existing healthcare provision. Branches in Merseyside include Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Liverpool Allerton Road, Liverpool City Centre, Bootle and Aintree Black Bull
For those colleagues who elect to include private healthcare as part of their benefits package, gender identity support is available. The support is non-surgical but includes hormone treatment and access to counselling. A spokesperson for NatWest told the ECHO : “We value all our LGBT+ colleagues and customers and we want to have a truly open and diverse culture, with acceptance for all.”
