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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 5th 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

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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.