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August 28, 2019
Territory workplaces can now undertake training delivered by experts in domestic and family violence, bullying and sexual harassment.
Work Aware has been developed by local professionals with more than 20 years’ experience in industrial relations who are passionate about building strong and supportive workplaces.
One in three women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, and nearly two thirds of women who report violence by a current partner are in the paid workforce. Similarly, Work Aware Director, Rachael Uebergang explains one in four women, and one in seven men have experienced sexual harassment at work in the past five years.
“Unfortunately, we have seen through our work at the NT Working Women’s Centre, things like domestic violence, sexual harassment and bullying are common in the workplace,” Rachael said.
“Work Aware equips all levels of an organisation with the tools needed to respond appropriately to these problems and implement effective workplace policy.”
The program was officially launched last night and currently offers three different training packages:
The NT Working Women’s Centre has been delivering the Domestic and Family Violence Work Aware training for three years already in partnership with other states’ Centres around Australia.
“We have had really great responses and results delivering Domestic and Family Violence Work Aware in almost every state in the country,” Rachael said.
“Not only does the training ensure impacted employees are being responded to appropriately, it reduces the impacts on the workplace such as lateness, increased leave, lack of productivity and underperformance.”
Work Aware hosts private tailored sessions as well as regular sessions open to the public. Find out more about Work Aware.
Work Aware has been developed by local professionals with more than 20 years’ experience in industrial relations who are passionate about building strong and supportive workplaces.
One in three women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, and nearly two thirds of women who report violence by a current partner are in the paid workforce. Similarly, Work Aware Director, Rachael Uebergang explains one in four women, and one in seven men have experienced sexual harassment at work in the past five years.
“Unfortunately, we have seen through our work at the NT Working Women’s Centre, things like domestic violence, sexual harassment and bullying are common in the workplace,” Rachael said.
“Work Aware equips all levels of an organisation with the tools needed to respond appropriately to these problems and implement effective workplace policy.”
The program was officially launched last night and currently offers three different training packages:
- Domestic and Family Violence Work Aware
- Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying
- Appropriate Workplace Behaviour: Defining and Dealing with Sexual Harassment.
The NT Working Women’s Centre has been delivering the Domestic and Family Violence Work Aware training for three years already in partnership with other states’ Centres around Australia.
“We have had really great responses and results delivering Domestic and Family Violence Work Aware in almost every state in the country,” Rachael said.
“Not only does the training ensure impacted employees are being responded to appropriately, it reduces the impacts on the workplace such as lateness, increased leave, lack of productivity and underperformance.”
Work Aware hosts private tailored sessions as well as regular sessions open to the public. Find out more about Work Aware.