The role of trade unions in supporting victims of domestic violence in the workplace

Wibberley, Gemma; Bennett, Tony; Jones, Carol; Hollinrake, Alison

doi:10.1111/irj.12204

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“…Victims of DV are more likely to be absent through illness or stress-related conditions, experience fear or shame that the violence will become common knowledge in the workplace and have reduced ability to perform well in their job (Swanberg et al, 2005). Victims' (understandable) reluctance to disclose their situation can also limit their access to support (Wibberley et al, 2018). DV issues may only come to light when an employee faces disciplinary action for high absenteeism or poor performance (McFerran et al, 2013, as cited in Wibberley et al, 2018.…”

Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…DV issues may only come to light when an employee faces disciplinary action for high absenteeism or poor performance (McFerran et al, 2013, as cited in Wibberley et al, 2018. Consequently, DV culminates in interrupted work histories, lower incomes, fewer promotion opportunities and concentration in low-skilled, insecure work (Wibberley et al, 2018). DV also incurs a significant economic cost for employers through increased absenteeism, turnover and decreased productivity (Leblanc et al, 2014;O'Leary-Kelly et al, 2008).…”

Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Australia, for example, 'equality bargaining' has been an effective instrument to codify protections for victims of DV in collective industrial instruments 4 (Aeberhard-Hodges and McFerran, 2018;Baird et al, 2014;Williamson and Baird, 2014). Internationally, union activities have included negotiating for DV policies, providing workplace training and information on services and resources, campaigning to improve legislation and services and supporting victims through union delegate action in the workplace (Wibberley et al, 2018). Anti-violence NGOs have also advanced DV as a public issue relevant to workplaces, particularly through sharing victims' stories and advocacy work (Barrett et al, 2016;Nichols, 2014).…”

Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Where to next? A research agenda DV as a workplace and employment relations issue is generally under-researched, even though the workplace is a high-risk area for continued DV (Wibberley et al, 2018). The recognition of DV as a gender equality workplace issue is an important conceptual shift and part of the integration of gendered perspectives into industrial relations.…”

Section: Gendered Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, with the increasing feminisation of trade unions, there may also be renewed promise for 'equality bargaining' in the area of DV to further enshrine provisions (Williamson and Baird, 2014). As we develop further understanding about the effectiveness of policy enactment at the workplace level, attention should also be afforded to how union delegates can support victims, with limited research in this area to date (Wibberley et al, 2018).…”

Section: Gendered Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safeguarding women at work? Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand on effectively implementing domestic violence policies

Weatherall¹,

Gavin

Thorburn³

2021

Journal of Industrial Relations

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Although domestic violence is increasingly acknowledged as a workplace issue and a gender equality issue, a gap remains in the effective implementation of domestic violence policies in workplaces. The Domestic Violence – Victims Protection Act passed in 2018 in Aotearoa New Zealand was a global landmark for holding workplaces accountable for safeguarding victims through a codification of employer responsibility. While the legislation is a milestone, such moves are nascent compared with other workplace gender equality initiatives. In this article, we assess ‘where we are now’ in relation to domestic violence policy initiatives, arguing that knowledge necessary for successful policy implementation is limited by the historical ‘gender blindness’ of industrial relations scholarship. For successful implementation, scholars and practitioners must understand domestic violence as a public issue embedded in broader patterns of gender inequality, reinforced by a gendered labour market. Drawing upon vignettes of victims’ experiences from empirical data on intimate partner stalking in Aotearoa New Zealand, a research and practice agenda is proposed to consider ‘where to next’ for implementing domestic violence policies. Our agenda proposes recognising domestic violence as a gendered, public issue which blurs boundaries between work, home and society in order to truly safeguard women at work.

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Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Establishing DV As a Workplace Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gendered Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gendered Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safeguarding women at work? Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand on effectively implementing domestic violence policies

Weatherall¹,

Gavin

Thorburn³

2021

Journal of Industrial Relations

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Work‐Related Intimate Partner Violence (WIPV): A Systematic Review and Feminist Conceptual Analysis

Kauzlarich,

Greenwood

2024

Human Resource Management

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a long‐standing and egregious social issue that inherently impacts and is impacted by work and workplaces. Work‐related intimate partner violence (WIPV) is a pattern of IPV that both directly and indirectly undermines victim‐survivors' employment, work, and careers, yet scant attention has been paid in management studies to workplace responses and responsibilities regarding this form of violence. Hence, we conduct a systematic review and conceptual analysis of 111 WIPV‐focused papers utilizing three well‐established feminist lenses to ascertain and conceptualize what we know and do not know about the WIPV domain and, more importantly, to outline an agenda for what we should know from a gendered perspective about WIPV. We develop a gender‐sensitive, multilevel framework with which we investigate and challenge the WIPV research agenda from individual, interactionist, and structural viewpoints, including the interaction between these perspectives. A key purpose of this paper is to extend debate about WIPV beyond the current focus of human resource management (HRM) research and practice on micro‐level employment issues to include meso‐level organizational and macro‐level societal issues. A second and connected purpose is to draw attention to the need to address big societal challenges related to workplaces and to highlight the pivotal role of HRM in fostering ethical and socially sustainable workplaces. Thus, we advance the vital debate about WIPV, provide a template for how gender can be conceptualized in HRM and workplace research, and challenge the boundaries for organizational involvement in areas traditionally deemed as private or societal.

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Intimate partner aggression and work: An interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research

Deen

Gregg

et al. 2022

J Organ Behavior

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Intimate partner aggression (IPA) is a social issue that affects the workplace. While IPA has been relatively ignored by management scholars due to notions that it is a private domestic matter, recent research offers mounting evidence of its spillover effects at work, including consequences for victims, perpetrators, coworkers, and organizations. To date, scholarly research on IPA and work has been impeded because existing research is scattered across disciplines with differing conceptualizations and emphasis. This integrative review aims to clarify the constructs of IPA and work-related IPA (WIPA), summarize existing IPA and work research, integrate prior studies to offer a nomological network of antecedents and consequences of IPA victimization and perpetration, and propose specific recommendations that can further stimulate scholarly attention on this important research area.

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The role of trade unions in supporting victims of domestic violence in the workplace

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

Safeguarding women at work? Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand on effectively implementing domestic violence policies

Safeguarding women at work? Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand on effectively implementing domestic violence policies

Work‐Related Intimate Partner Violence (WIPV): A Systematic Review and Feminist Conceptual Analysis

Intimate partner aggression and work: An interdisciplinary review and agenda for future research

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