Season 4 Episode 11: Human Resources Policy & Domestic Violence: Creating A Domestic Violence-Informed Organization

 [buzzsprout episode='14093058' player='true'] About this Episode

• • Domestic violence represents 27% of workplace violent events 
  • 1 in 5 victims take time off from work due to abuse 
  • 20% of victims of domestic abuse had taken off a month or more in the prior year 
  • 56% arrived late at least 5x/month
  • 53% missed at least 3 days of work/month 
  • 65% of companies do not have domestic violence  policy (SHRM)

These statistics only represent a fraction of the picture of how domestic violence perpetrators impact their partner's employment but also how they impact employers and the overall workplace environment. In addition to the impact on the survivor's employment (poor performance, lateness, absenteeism, loss of income, loss of career advancement), employers face worker attrition, performance-related losses and even liability.   

In this podcast, David and Ruth discuss a range of issues associated with domestic violence perpetrator behavior and the workplace. Their discussion covers:

• The importance of consistent domestic abuse-informed culture (inside and out), especially if your organization's work touches on families
• Different ways perpetrators harm a partner's employment include abuse at work, interfering with their ability to work and hindering career advancement
• Different strategies organizations can engage in to make their human resource policy more informed include using the Safe & Together Institute Ally Guide as a resource 

Check out these related episodes
Season 4 Episode 4: Being abused by a partner while advocating for others
Season 4 Episode 2: Coming “Out” As A Survivor in a Professional Setting: A Practitioner’s Journey
Season 3 Episode 3: Minisode On Worker Safety & Well-Being: When Workers Have Their Own Histories Of Abuse

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