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Domestic violence at home an issue at work

Survey confirms employers struggle over how to respond

By Stewart Ledbetter

 

BURLINGTON, Vt. —A first-ever survey of some of Vermont's larger employers found little consensus on how to handle suspicions of domestic violence at home, even when the employee's work performance is impacted.

It also confirmed almost one in four companies had experience with the issue.

 

 

The report, released Monday by Women Helping Battered Women, included data from 83 of Chittenden County employers, which collectively represent 9,000 Vermont workers. The research was conducted by St. Michael's College.

Twenty-three percent of those companies acknowledged having at least one employee in the previous three years who was a victim of domestic violence at home.

While all of those employers said they would not ignore suspected abuse when the employee's work performance was impacted, 82 percent have no formal policy in place.

Seventy-six percent said they were willing to make special accommodations to help an affected employee.

"We want employers to be open to the discussion and we want employees to go to their employers and have this discussion," said Janice Santiago, who heads WHBW's Safe at Work Network. "We can't until there's that common understanding they won't get fired for bringing it up. That's the big issue."

Early intervention is key, officials say.

Half of Vermont's homicides over the last decade were rooted domestic violence. 

Ron Redmond, executive director of the Church Street Marketplace who helped organize the survey, said employers will find resources and help implement a policy. He said it is important to educate staff so they know what to do in cases involving suspected domestic violence.

"The payoff is there," he said. "It's not a be-all and end-all, but it's a start."

Figures from the Vermont Network against Sexual and Domestic Violence show in 2012, the most recent data available, Vermont saw 8,778 cases of domestic abuse, a 20 percent increase over 2011

Fonte: Channel 5 News, electronic version. Disponível em http://www.wptz.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/domestic-violence-athome- an-issue-at-work/24144078?tru=T8GWM#ixzz33bjIYEpv.

 

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