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Domestic Violence .....

It IS a Workplace Issue

Any employer organisation seeking to implement best practice policies and procedures to support employees affected by domestic violence. Safe Employer is awarded in three levels:

 Why implement a Workplace Strategy?

  • Reduce staff turnover
  • Reduce absence-related costs
  • Increase productivity
  • Demonstrate your commitment to your workforce
  • Show you are a best practice employer
  • An effective workplace strategy helps demonstrate a duty of care to employees as required by Health and Safety Legislatio

Organisations with an agreed Domestic Violence Workplace strategy can apply for a GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE Charter Award.

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  • Every minute in the UK, the Police receive a call from the public for assistance for domestic violence. This leads to police receiving an estimated 1,300 calls each day or over 570,000 each year. (Stanko, 2000).

  • On average, two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner

  • One incident of domestic abuse is reported to the police every minute

  • British Crime Survey - an estimated 12.9 million incidents of domestic violence acts (that constituted non-sexual threats or force) against women and 2.5 million against men in England and Wales in the year preceding interview (Walby & Allen, 2004)

  • According to the British Crime Survey, only 40.2% of actual domestic violence crime is reported to the Police (Dodd et al, July 2004)

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