Domestic and family violence leave across Australian workplaces: Examining victim-survivor experiences of workplace supports and the importance of cultural change

There is increasing recognition across Australian industries, workplace policy makers and researchers that domestic and family violence (DFV) is a workplace issue. DFV not only impacts victim-survivors? engagement in the workforce but their work performance, job satisfaction, productivity and career...

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Main Author: Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Author)
Contributors: Pfitzner, Naomi ; McNicol, Emma
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 56, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 294-312
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Keywords:
Domestic and family violence
Cultural Change
paid domestic violence leave
Violence against women
workplace supports
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Summary:There is increasing recognition across Australian industries, workplace policy makers and researchers that domestic and family violence (DFV) is a workplace issue. DFV not only impacts victim-survivors? engagement in the workforce but their work performance, job satisfaction, productivity and career progression. The economic costs of DFV to Australian workplaces are well documented; however, there is limited research capturing the workplaces? experiences of DFV victim-survivors. Reflecting increasing acknowledgement of the need for workplaces to offer supports to employees who are experiencing DFV, in October 2022, the Commonwealth Government passed legislation that introduces a 10-day paid DFV leave provision into National Employment Standards. Recognising the critical opportunity that the new legislation presents for improving DFV workplace supports, this article offers victim-survivor led understandings of what is needed to ensure the new paid DFV leave provisions are introduced and embedded effectively across Australian workplaces. It centres the experiences of victim-survivors by drawing on the findings of a national survey and in-depth interviews conducted with over 300 Australian DFV victim-survivors. The findings are relevant to current policy and practice debates across Australia.
ISSN:2633-8084
DOI:10.1177/26338076221148203