The impact of domestic violence on the workplace
Rayner-Thomas, Margaret M.
The impact of domestic violence on the workplace Margaret Rayner-Thomas, Robyn Dixon, Janet Fanslow and Cannis Tse - ER Publishing, 2016 - New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations .
New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 2016, 41(1): 8-21 (Open access)
This study explored the impact of domestic violence on absenteeism, worker productivity, and workplace responses to domestic violence, based on a survey of New Zealand employees. One thousand six hundred and thirty-eight (1638) completed questionnaires were returned, 249 from respondents who had direct experience of domestic violence. The majority of respondents were women. Domestic violence affected over a third of respondents’ ability to get to work and their work performance. The opportunity to discuss the violence with someone at work resulted in positive outcomes. The study suggests that raising awareness of domestic violence as a workplace issue and developing appropriate legislation and workplace policies and practices would potentially benefit both workers and the employers. (Authors' abstract). Record #5270
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DFV LEAVE
EMPLOYMENT
HELP SEEKING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WORKPLACE
NEW ZEALAND
The impact of domestic violence on the workplace Margaret Rayner-Thomas, Robyn Dixon, Janet Fanslow and Cannis Tse - ER Publishing, 2016 - New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations .
New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 2016, 41(1): 8-21 (Open access)
This study explored the impact of domestic violence on absenteeism, worker productivity, and workplace responses to domestic violence, based on a survey of New Zealand employees. One thousand six hundred and thirty-eight (1638) completed questionnaires were returned, 249 from respondents who had direct experience of domestic violence. The majority of respondents were women. Domestic violence affected over a third of respondents’ ability to get to work and their work performance. The opportunity to discuss the violence with someone at work resulted in positive outcomes. The study suggests that raising awareness of domestic violence as a workplace issue and developing appropriate legislation and workplace policies and practices would potentially benefit both workers and the employers. (Authors' abstract). Record #5270
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DFV LEAVE
EMPLOYMENT
HELP SEEKING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WORKPLACE
NEW ZEALAND