Season 4 Episode 11: Human Resources Policy & Domestic Violence: Creating A Domestic Violence-Informed Organization
Partnered with a Survivor: David Mandel and Ruth Reymundo Mandel
English - December 05, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBRelationships Society & Culture News Politics abuse domestic violence child abuse coercive control trauma systems consent sexual abuse how to be an ally Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Domestic violence represent 27% of workplace violent events 1 in 5 victims take time off from work due to abuse 20% of victims of domestic abuse had taken off month or more in prior year 56% arrived late at least 5x/month53% missed at least 3 days of work/month 65% of companies do not have domestic violence policy (SHRM)
These statistics only represent a fraction of the picture of how domestic violence perpetrators impact their partner's employment, but also how they impact employers and the overall workplace environment. In addition to the impact on the survivor's employment (poor performance, lateness, absenteeism, lost of income, lost of career advancement), employers face worker attrition, performance related loses and even liability.
In this podcast, David and Ruth discuss a range of issues associated with domestic violence perpetrator behavior and the workplace. Their discussion covers:
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Season 4 Episode 4: Being abused by a partner while advocating for others
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Season 3 Episode 3: Minisode On Worker Safety & Well-Being: When Workers Have Their Own Histories Of Abuse
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Check out David Mandel's new book "Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to transform the way we keep children safe from domestic violence."