Management Consulting - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Courageous Communicator | Keynote Speaker | Author | Media Commentator | Director Safe Space Wor
Domestic Family Violence Workplace Advisory, Training Toolkit and Workplace Accreditation The world is changing fast and the workplace is no longer separate from the other areas of employee's lives. Employers that wish to hire and retain the best employees are going to be the ones who offer a safe, diverse and inclusive environment for its people. Climate change is making people feel insecure about the future and the recent severe bushfires and weather conditions have increased stress across Australia. These issues of insecurity increase the cases of domestic family violence (DFV) increase. At the same time Workplace Employee Abuse (WEA) that does not focus on employee safety at home and at work, will make for a toxic workplace for many. The behaviours that makeup DFV are the same as those that makeup WEA. Workplaces commonly call this bullying and harassment but at SSW we know this does not cover the complexities of WEA. Both have underlying themes about power, control and coercive behavioural patterns. The workplace must be a safe space and officers and directors have a responsibility at law to ensure this occurs. However, DFV and WEA are not yet reportable at board level. It should be. About Safe Space Workplace Safe Space Workplace was founded in 2015 by Lisa McAdams. Lisa knew from experience the important role workplaces and employers played in supporting someone impacted by DFV and the impact DFV was having on workplaces. At Safe Space Workplace, our company is named purposely because for many victims of abuse the workplace is literally the only safe space they have. We believe,with proper training in the complexities of the behaviours that make up DFV and WEA delivered with a sound understanding of trauma-informed practices that enables employees to communicate support and hold space for those impacted the workplace really can become a safe space and make a huge difference to the productivity and mental health and wellbeing of employees.
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