Material Listing

"It is important to remember that associates' home lives can affect their performance at work, especially an issue like domestic violence...If an otherwise valuable member of your team has inexplicably become less productive or more frequently late/absent, it could be that something else is causing the problem. The information that follows will help you to recognize domestic violence in the workplace and know what to do if you find it."

"Specifically, it explores whether IPV victims and nonvictims differ in the number of work hours missed due to absenteeism, tardiness, and work distraction and the costs for employers from these missed work hours. The research involved a Web-based survey of 823 male and 1,550 female employees in three midsized organizations. Employees who reported lifetime IPV victimization, but not current victimization, missed more hours of work because of absenteeism than did nonvictims. Current victims, but not lifetime victims, were more likely to be distracted at work than nonvictims.

Topics include:

• Harassment-Free Workplace
• Safety and Health
• Time off Work
• Leave of Absence
• Business Conduct

This document includes measures that employers can take in order to create a harassment-free workplace and discusses how employees must also assume an active role in the prevention of sexual harassment.

Explains how familiarizing oneself with how certain behavior is perceived, how it makes others feel, and the results of the behavior, will provide the necessary cues regarding the difference between flirting and sexual harassment.