Domestic Violence in the Workplace - Webinar by TrainHR

Overview : Domestic violence, relationship violence or intimate partner violence, it doesn't matter what you call it, when violence follows the victim to the workplace and the effects are devastating to the victim, the coworkers and the company's bottom line.

Your business is not immune from domestic violence spilling over into the workplace. Twenty-five percent of women will face abuse and/or violence from a partner or family member. Among employed adults (men and women), the number is one in five. Over half of the victims say that their ability to work is affected by domestic violence. Seventy-five percent of victims reporting being stalked, threatened, attacked or having property vandalized while on the job.

Domestic violence results in increased absenteeism and turnover lost wages, a greater risk of violence to other workers, customers and vendors at work and lost productivity. One study found that an R.N. who merely witnesses domestic violence during a patient home visit is 300% more like to have a needle stick incident.

Domestic violence costs businesses more than $729 million a year in lost productivity alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It jumps to more than $4 billion when medical and mental health care costs are added in. Workplace incidences that lead to litigation have an average settlement of $300,000 and an average jury award of over $3 million. Worker's Comp and other costs will skyrocket and never come back down. Maintaining a position as an employer of choice becomes problematic when violence occurs.

Still, many of workplaces do not have a program to address domestic violence, despite a growing concern that risk factors such as economic insecurity and job loss could increase threats. Employers must recognize that domestic violence is a health and safety issue and to address it just as they have with other health issues.

This webinar covers the human and financial costs of intimate partner violence and provides information about prevention and intervention strategies that can help.

Why should you attend: Domestic violence imposes a huge financial burden on employers. According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), employers experience $1.8 billion per year in lost productivity due to intimate partner violence.

Employers will learn to develop policies to deal with intimate partner violence at the workplace, create employee awareness on the issue, implement threat assessment teams, and provide workplace safety plans, policies and procedures. That can help reduce-and prevent-the emotional and economic toll of domestic violence on their workers and organizations.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Scope & Impact of Domestic Violence at Work
Typography of Workplace Violence
Prevention Strategies
Intervention Strategies
Support for Victims
FMLA, unemployment compensation and time off
Employees with WPV related performance issues
Discipline Policies for employees committing violence while at work

Who Will Benefit:
Management
Human Resources
Employee Assistance
Security
Risk Management

Joe Rosner is a crime prevention and self defense expert with military, law enforcement and professional bodyguard experience. You will enjoy his high-energy, informal, personal presentation, punctuated with enough commonly known information to keep you interested and involved.