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Domestic Violence Policy

Policy · POLICY-90015

  • Version 3
  • Miscellaneous
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The Domestic Violence Policy supports businesses in creating a safe and supportive work environment for workers affected by domestic violence. It helps your organisation handle these sensitive issues with care and compliance.

It outlines what happens if a worker becomes a victim or witness of domestic abuse while at work or in their job responsibilities outside the office, and how to report incidents internally and through appropriate agencies.

It covers your commitment and responsibilities, workplace support, paid family and domestic violence leave, confidentiality, guidelines for supervisors and managers, and a DV safety plan with a workplace safety plan form. Document control registers track distribution and amendments.

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Domestic Violence Policy

PolicyVersion 3

Introduction

Purple awareness ribbon beside the words 'Domestic Violence' and 'Break the Silence'

Domestic violence (DV) is a recognised concern that affects people's lives at home, in the community and in the workplace. The effects of DV can overflow into the workplace, compromising the safety and wellbeing of both victims and their work colleagues. The often-masked effects of DV not only lead to physical and emotional harm to the victim but can result in safety concerns, lost productivity, increased absenteeism, and increased staff turnover. Working from home and self-isolating may also increase workers' exposure to family and DV. Financial pressures, increased stress and disconnection from support networks increase the risk of DV. DV can occur in various contexts and is not limited to spousal relationships and may also incorporate non-intimate partner relationships, siblings, parents, or children.

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  2. Legislation and codes of practice
  3. Standards and guidelines
  4. Terminology
  5. Document control
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What it covers

16 sections

  1. Policy statement
  2. Responsibilities
  3. Workplace support
  4. Paid family and domestic violence leave
  5. Confidentiality
  6. Non-discrimination
  7. Suspected abuse guidelines for supervisors and managers
  8. DV Safety Plan
  9. DV Workplace Safety Plan

Plus an introduction, document control, a review procedure, definitions and references

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