Jay is an eLiquid Product Developer at BAT and Board Member and Lead on the Southampton Site of B United, the company’s LGBTQ+ employee network. In his role, Jay wrote the global guidelines and training material on transitioning at work with guidance for trans employees and their line managers. He has also organised a virtual Pride Panel for all employees across the globe and collaborated with the company’s Women in BAT and Healthy Minds networks to bring awareness on intersectionality. His diversity and inclusion work within BAT includes creating a guide to LGBTQ+ identities, a pronoun guide to raise awareness, and an agenda for the incorporation of gender-neutral bathrooms. In addition to his work at BAT, Jay has been liaising with LGBTQ+ employee resource groups in other companies, such as the RSPB, to provide additional support and advice on LGBTQ+ topics.
