Dog gay rights supporter in Esch for Luxembourg's Gaymat 2017

Photo: Laurent Blum

Luxembourg is the best country in the world for LGBT workers, according to new data released in an LGBT Worldwide Workplace Index.

The index, compiled by recruitment agency Silver Swan, specialising in recruiting for luxury private residences worldwide, placed Luxembourg right at the top of the list of 30 countries.

This was thanks to the Grand Duchy's anti-discrimination laws, low unemployment, high minimum wage and most significantly its "recognition as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries according to the Gay Travel Index," says the report.

Second in the index comes Australia, followed by New Zealand, then Monaco, France and Belgium.

Source: Silver Swan Recruitment

The Netherlands, known as a strong supporter of gay rights only made seventh place on the list. This was mostly due to the country's average salary rating.

At the bottom end of the 30 countries index comes Spain, Slovenia and Colombia, respectively.



The LGBT Worldwide Workplace Index was compiled by analysing the following factors:

• LGBT laws & rights

• LGBT employment laws

• Minimum wage

• Unemployment rate

• Average salary

• LGBT-friendliness

For each of the six factors, a score from zero to three was awarded to each country, meaning that the top possible result was 18. Luxembourg scored a total of 17.

Only the top 30 countries in the rankings were awarded a place on the Worldwide Workplace Index.