Support schemes for domestic abuse victims


Delegates at the annual conference of shop and distribution workers’ union Usdaw have backed a call for new laws to require employers to introduce proper support schemes for victims of domestic violence at all workplaces. 


The decision came after delegates heard emotional accounts of personal experiences of domestic abuse.


“We know that the effects of domestic violence don’t remain at home when the person experiencing it leaves for work,” said Usdaw deputy general secretary Paddy Lillis. “They spill over into the workplace by impacting on mental health, sickness absence, punctuality and productivity.”


He added that while some employers may be sympathetic to employees who are experiencing abuse, there is currently no obligation to provide support.

https://www.usdaw.org.uk/About-Us/News/2017/May/Domestic-abuse-victims-need-greater-workplace-supp

https://www.usdaw.org.uk/Help-Advice/Health-Wellbeing/Domestic-Violence