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IPV & the Workplace

Education

PATHS offers the Make It Our Business training program in Saskatchewan. Make It Our Business provides information and education to help employers and employees respond to domestic violence in the workplace. This training outlines how employers, supervisors, managers, human resources professionals, security personnel, union representatives, and co-workers can recognize abusive relationships, respond to domestic violence, and refer victims and abusers to supports that offer help. The Make It Our Business training was developed by Western Education’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women & Children (CREVAWC).

The Make It Our Business training program includes different training levels:

  • 1 hour IPV & the Workplace Overview- intended for all employees within an organization as a primer on recognizing IPV and knowing how to respond and refer
    Half day IPV & The Workplace Training
  • Full day IPV & the Workplace Training- a more in-depth look at the dynamics of IPV and how to recognize, respond, and refer

PATHS can also tailor the length and content of the presentation to suit your organization’s needs—please contact PATHS for more details (paths@sasktel.net or 306-522-3515).

Download PATHS’ Make It Our Business booklets below (or contact us for print copies):
Make It Our Business: Recognize & Respond to Domestic Violence in Your Workplace
Make It Our Business: I Need Safety and Support at Work
Make It Our Business: Problems at Home Can Come to Work

 

 

We all can make a difference.

  • Employers can make a difference in their workplaces and in the lives of employees who are facing abuse by sending a clear message that they are on the side of ending violence.
  • Unions can work with their members and management to support victims of IPV through supportive policies.
  • Governments can ensure that Occupational Health and Safety Standards and other legislation reflect the realities of IPV.

Project Overview

Working Together to Build Protective Factors into Workplace Policies and Procedures for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence was a 3-year project (September 2015- September 2018) funded by Status of Women Canada.

As awareness of the impact of IPV in workplaces was growing, PATHS began this work with the support of Status of Women Canada and our partners to make a change in workplaces across Saskatchewan. Project partners included the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU).

Research

In 2016 and early 2017, PATHS conducted survey, focus group, and interview research asking Saskatchewan workers and employers about their experiences of IPV in workplaces.  437 participants completed the survey and 27 individuals participated in interviews and focus groups. The findings, as well as a literature review, including legislation in other jurisdictions, and recommendations are included in our report Intimate Partner Violence & the Workplace: Results of a Saskatchewan Study. 

  • Article- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2020): Toward an Effective Workplace Response to Intimate Partner Violence
  • Article- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2020): Brief Note- The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace: Results of a Saskatchewan Survey
  • Download the full report Intimate Partner Violence & the Workplace: Results of a Saskatchewan Study here.
  • Download the Executive Summary here.
  • Download the infographic here.

 

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Email: paths@sasktel.net

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