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Employers’ Strategy Update and the Champions’ Perspective SUE SMITH ‐ OPPC NORTHUMBRIA VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS OFFICER

Progress • Steering Group comprising of the 6 Local Authority Area Domestic Violence Leads in Northumbria. • Employment of 2 part time VAWG officers in OPCC office to implement the strategy • 6 Champion Networks operating within Northumbria boasting over 300 public and voluntary sector trained members. • PRIVATE sector ‐ OUR approach

NORTH EAST BETTER HEALTH AT WORK AWARD DV POLICY TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF AWARD CRITERIA FOR 2015

Progress • We have hosted 3 awareness events across Northumbria Area • We have delivered 5 Champion training events for the private sector ‐ currently have 54 champions from the private sector across 20 businesses • OPCC assist private sector to shape their Domestic Violence Policies • 2 further champion training events are arranged for January and February 2015 which will bring the total up to 95 private sector champion across 36 businesses • By 5 th February 2015 there will be 414 CHAMPIONS across public/private and voluntary sectors within NORTHUMBRIA

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Developments • OPCC website has VAWG section ‐ Champion log in • DV Policy has been adopted by NATIONAL businesses • Interest Nationally from other OPCCs to ascertain our approach with regards engagement with the private sector • We are working with companies who offer legal advice/ policies to businesses and whom supply template policies ‐ vision is to have DV policy as part of the template pack

Section No Document Revision 1 Adoption Leave Policy 1 1 Adoption Leave Request Form 1 2 Attendance management Procedure 1 3 Bulling and Harassment Procedure (includes Dignity at Work) 1 4 Data Protection Policy 1 5 Disciplinary Procedure 1 6 Electronic Communications Policy 1 7 Emergency Time Off to help Dependants 1 8 Equality Policy 1 9 Flexible Working Policy 1 9 Flexible Working application 1 10 Grievance Procedure 1 11 Maternity Leave and Antenatal Care Policy 1 11 Maternity Leave and Antenatal Care Request Form 1 12 Mobile Phone – a – Policy 1 13 Parental Leave – a – Policy 1 13 Parental Leave – b – Request Form 1 14 Paternity Leave Policy 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – Request for Ordinary Paternity Pay 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – Ordinary Paternity Leave Request (Adoption) 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – AML – Notice and Declaration (Birth) 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – AML – Mother’s Declaration 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – AML – Notice and Declaration (Adopter) 1 14 Paternity Leave – Form – AML – Adopter’s Declaration 1 15 Recruitment Procedure 1 16 Smoking – Example Policy Statement 1 1 22 Domestic Violence/ Abuse in the Workplace Policy

Are we making a difference?

The Champions Perspective

Dicksons and Helen McCardle Care

Overview Helen McArdle Care • Why I’m a champion • Benefits of being a champion • Workload •

Helen McArdle Care Family run care home business • 17 care homes in the North East • Over 1000 staff • Staff wellbeing is important to us •

Why I’m a champion Helen McArdle Care wanted to have a place • for staff to go if they needed it. I manage a care home with lots of staff and see the impact that • personal issues have. I don’t always know what is going on in • their lives at home, so can’t always help. More awareness for domestic violence. •

The Benefits Staff are happier. • Staff see that we take their wellbeing seriously. • Reduction in time off work. • It has developed my role at Helen McArdle Care. •

Workload Promotion of the support that we can offer. • Information sharing with colleagues. • Not a heavy workload. • Benefits by far outweigh the workload . •