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The problem organisations face
Domestic, family and sexual violence is not just a social or personal issue, it is a workplace issue. Every organisation will have employees impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence, and most will have people who use violence within their workforce.
Leaders are responsible for responding safely and appropriately when violence impacts employees, customers or workplace systems and services. Without the right capability, organisations face challenges with:
Workplace & psychosocial safety risk management
Legal, governance and compliance obligation management
Reputational harm
Productivity & profit loss
Retention & attraction of staff
Many organisations have domestic and family violence policies in place, but leaders and managers often lack the capability and confidence to respond when an employee discloses.
This creates significant workplace, governance and reputational risks that ultimately sit with Boards and executive leadership.
Why this work matters
In Australia, on average, one woman a week is murdered by a current or former partner — and many of these women are in the workforce. Approximately 800,000 working women will experience domestic, family and/or sexual violence every year at a cost to the Australian economy of ~$27billion per annum.
Domestic, family and/or sexual violence does not stay behind closed doors. It is in every workplace. So when violence intersects with the workplace, organisations need the capability to respond safely, responsibly and with care.
How I help
I work with organisations of all sizes and sectors to move beyond compliance to meaningful implementation through a whole-of-organisation lens. I can help you and your organisation to:
- Apply and integrate the national "Recognise-Respond-Refer" model across your workforce
- Strengthen leadership capability and confidence through various learning and development activities
- Review existing HR policy suite and systems and uplift to ensure they are good/best practice, supportive and actually safeguard your workforce
- Identify and protect workplace systems from misuse by perpetrators
- Establish employee-led lived experience networks
- Strengthen workplace culture, diversity, equity and inclusion
- Reduce your organisational risk, uplift governance approaches, update compliance/regulatory obligations including WHS and psychosocial hazard improvements.