Safe at Work, Safe at Home: Domestic violence and the workplace

In November 2012, public forums on domestic violence and the workplace will be held in Auckland and Wellington. Ludo McFerran from the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse's Safe at Home, Safe at Work project is visiting New Zealand and will speak about this very successful project, which promotes the introduction of domestic violence clauses in industrial instruments with unions and employers.

Research shows that women who experience domestic violence have a more disrupted work history, are on lower personal incomes, have had to change jobs frequently and are more likely to be employed in casual and part time work than women with no experience of violence. Supporting women to maintain employment is critical to economic independence. More than 650,000 employees in Australia are now protected by access to domestic violence clauses.

Public forums

Auckland: Tuesday 6 November 201, Auckland Trades Hall, 6-8pm.
For details, click here.

Wellington: To come - please check back for details.

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