Gender Based Violence in The Workplace
Employers demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic how to place staff health and wellbeing at the forefront of their business needs. Employers
acted quickly, collaboratively, and effectively to put new systems in place to maintain productivity and look after their staff, so it needs to be for the other major pandemic - Gender Based Violence
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How Employers could assist victims of GBV
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Included in the GBV Workplace Policy that is explicit that GBV is not tolerated.
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Develop an Employee Support Policy for victims of domestic violence.
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Give grants or advances for victims to be able to move out. Some countries and companies have implemented this as best practice policy.
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Banking details - ask why an employee is not using their own bank account and explain the risks attached especially if the change happens when the change occurs while already employed.
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Allow special leave to consult legal practitioners.
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Allow paid leave for court appearances for protection orders,divorce and maintenance.
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"At Lloyds Banking Group domestic and economic abuse is a key business issue; at any one time several of our 30 million customers and 65,000 colleagues are likely to be experiencing domestic abuse.
We believe employers have a very real role to play in raising awareness, acknowledging, and responding to abuse. Our approach to domestic abuse sits at the heart of our Wellbeing strategy, comprising healthy bodies, healthy minds, healthy finances, and healthy relationships. We developed our approach using the ‘acknowledge, respond and refer’ framework to support our aim of raising awareness, and empowering colleagues to support each other and our customers." - Lloyds Banking Group