Workplace Charter Gallery


Colette Stewart, Onus Business Manager and Adeline Frew, Onus Chair present Silver Charter Award to Philip Armstrong, Armstrong Solicitors.


Colette Stewart, Onus Business Manager and Adeline Frew, Onus Chair present Silver Charter Award to Lynn Frazer, David Ford Constituency Office.


From left to right: *Joan Cowan, Newtownabbey Borough Council presented with Gold Charter Award *Philip Armstrong, Armstrong Solicitors presented with Silver Charter Award *Lynne Frazer, David Ford Constituency Office presented with Silver Award


Colette Stewart, Onus Business Manager and Adeline Frew, Onus Chair present Silver Charter Award to Una McAuley, North Eastern Education and Library Board Headquarters.


Dr Fred Morrison, Director of DIVA Communication at the University of Ulster and Adeline Frew, Onus Chair present Gold Charter Award to Hazel Baird, Head of Governance and patient Safety, Northern Health & Social Care Trust.

Colette Stewart, Onus Business Manager & Adeline Frew, Onus Chair present Bronze Charter Awards to the following businesses:

*Ollar Hair, presented to Gillian Andrews (Manager), *Joli Clothing, presented to Lorraine McConnell, *Craigs Hardware, presented to Nancy Hall, *Amour Beauticians, Newtownabbey, presented to Paula Bradley and *Jacqui Neill Photography, presented to Jacqui Neill, Manager.


Workplace Charter Onus Team from left to right: Rosemary Magill (Onus Board Member & Area Manager of Women's Aid ABCLN), Leanne Nevin (Onus Administrator), Lindsay Whitcroft (Policy & Training Worker, Women's Aid ABCLN), Adeline Frew (Chair of Onus Board) and Colette Stewart (Onus Business Manager).


Triangle Housing Association receiving their Gold Charter Award  – (Colette Stewart Onus Business Manager, Michelle Burnett HR Manager, Alan Crilley Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Adeline Frew Onus Chair)


Northern Health and Social Care Trust receiving their Gold Charter Award - (Dervla Diva Communications, Hazel Baird NHSCT, Colette Stewart Onus Business Manager, Fred Morrison University of Ulster)

  • 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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