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Domestic Violence in the Workplace Impacts Employers |
Does your company have a
written policy and training program that addresses
domestic violence (DV) in the workplace? Probably not.
Companies that don’t address domestic violence lose money
in terms of lost productivity, employee turnover and paid
days off of work.
A few facts about domestic violence in the workplace:
• 1 in 4 Americans are the victims of domestic violence
and 64% of them found their work performance was
significantly impacted by DV. Victims lose 26% more time
to tardiness and absenteeism than non-victims.
• Annually, victims of DV lose nearly 8 million paid work
days, or $727.8 million, as a result of domestic violence.
• 44% of employed adults have personally experienced the
effects of domestic violence in the workplace.
• Half of the largest employers, and 28% of large
employers, had a violent incident in the workplace in the
past year.
• 77% of employed men believe that employers should
provide training to supervisors on supporting victims of
partner violence.
• 68% of Fortune 500 company leaders said that a company’s
financial performance would benefit from addressing DV.
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services is offering a new
fee-based service to employers of all sizes in Bartholomew
and surrounding counties. Our services include
consultation, policy review and development, and training
for all levels of the company on the impact of domestic
violence in workplace.
The goal of the program is to teach employees and managers
to:
• RECOGNIZE the signs of domestic violence in a colleague
before a violent incident occurs in the workplace;
• REPSOND appropriately with concern and support; and
• REFER to Turning Point and/or EAP for services.
We have piloted this policy and training program at
several local companies with great success. 100% of the
350 employees who have attended the training said that
they would recommend the training for all employees at
their company. The supervisors and human resource teams
indicated that they felt more confident when dealing with
domestic violence issues when they arose and that the
employees were more comfortable sharing personal issues
before it reached a crisis point.
On October 31, at noon, the Chamber will sponsor a free,
one-hour training for members by Amy Huffman Oliver, JD,
Turning Point’s Director of Legal Services and lead
workplace trainer. The training is designed as an
introduction to the issues of domestic violence in the
workplace and the Turning Point training program.
For more information on domestic violence in the workplace
or to set up a training for your company, call Amy at
(812) 379-5575 X115. |
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