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More organisations are now examining how they prevent and respond to gendered violence, and those at the leading edge have standout policies, leadership and cultures, an expert says.

Workplaces are uniquely placed to identify and act on warning signs that an employee is experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV) and employers have much to gain from making best-practice a priority, according to White Ribbon Australia accreditation program lead Laurie Arrowsmith.

Training on how to recognise when someone might be experiencing FDV is particularly valuable, Arrowsmith tells HR Daily, as colleagues can be the first to have concerns, and victim-survivors might not have others looking out for them because they've been purposefully isolated.

Data collected from accredited organisations shows that when an employer provides training, "disclosures increase quite a lot within the workplace, and it's because people feel safe", she says...