The amount of effort workplaces put into supporting employees affected by domestic and family violence is highly linked to their proportion of female leaders, new research shows. Meanwhile another study shows which types of DFV supports and programs employees value most.
With only three months until all workers are entitled to access paid family and domestic vi-lence leave, a lawyer is urging employers to start reviewing their policies and procedures now.
The Federal Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has been introduced to parliament, and proposes to give employees more flexible work rights, while also tackling the gender pay gap, modernising enterprise bargaining, and more.
Well-drafted policies providing domestic vi-lence leave are "paramount", but best practices in this space go well beyond compliance to creating a workplace culture where employees are supported to take it, lawyers say.
Victim survivors of family and domestic vi-lence need more than just a generous leave policy, "they need workplaces that model the opposite of abuse", an expert on the topic has told employers.
The Fair Work Commission has provisionally ruled that modern awards should provide employees with an entitlement to paid family and domestic vi-lence leave.
A welcome increase in the number of diversity and inclusion and domestic abuse programs has been accompanied by significant privacy concerns, with many organisations 'over-collecting' sensitive data and retrofitting privacy measures, a lawyer says.
It's time for employers to become "comfortable" addressing domestic and family violence issues at work, with an advocacy group releasing a new framework to drive practical action in all workplaces.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
