1. S Domestic Violence in the Workplace How Your Business Can
Create A Safe & Supportive Environment
2. What is Domestic Violence in the Workplace? S Public
Perception S Productivity S Health Care Costs S Workplace Safety S
Legal Liability
3. The Business Case for a Workplace Response to Domestic
Violence
4. No Business is Immune from Human Problems S Domestic
violence costs $8.3 billion in expenses annually: a combination of
higher medical costs ($5.8 billion) and lost productivity ($2.5
billion).1 S Higher absenteeism children of single, divorced or
separated mothers, exposed to or witnessed family violence48- 58
percenthad had conduct or academic problems at school.2 S SMBs
could be damaged beyond repair 1. Forbes 2. Source: Zill, N.
(2014). Analysis of public use microdata file from 2011-12 National
Survey of Childrens Health, National Center for Health Statistics,
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5. For Managers and HR: DVA Sensitivity Training S Performance
Planning and Evaluation S Core HR Policies S Applying Absences and
Leave Policies S Recruiting and Hiring S How to Talk to An Employee
Who Is A Perpetrator of Abuse S Special Concerns of Immigrant
Employees S Guidelines for Supervising Victims of DV
6. When DV Creates A Hostile Work Environment Source: Institute
of Family Studies
7. Why Should Businesses Work to End Domestic Violence in the
Workplace and Community? S Social Responsibility & Community
Relations S Legal Issues S Before Reaching Out, Look Within S The
Role Men Can Play
8. Companies Who Have Taken Action YOU
9. E2S Can Help You S Policy and Program Recommendations S
Leading the Way: Boost Your Employer Brand and Reputation S Create
an supportive culture that differentiate you and your company from
your local competitors S Personal and Workplace Safety Plans S Make
the Most of EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
10. Thank You and Questions? E2S Solutions is available to help
walk you through your own policies to see where you are strong, and
where you can make changes, conduct workplace assessments and
pro-actively uncover unconscious biases and perspectives specific
to your workplace. Contact us at 888.461.3341 The material used in
this presentation was adapted from the publication entitled, The
Workplace Responds to Domestic Violence: A Resource Guide for
Employers, Unions and Advocates, produced by the Family Violence
Prevention Fund. Edited by Donna Norton, Esq., Stephen T. Moskey,
Ph.D., and Elizabeth Bernstein.