Workplace Charter

Domestic Violence .....

It IS a Workplace Issue

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.

For further details on the Workplace Charter please visit www.itisaworkplaceissue.co.uk

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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