A DVFREE workplace is one where:
The DVFREE Tick is a mark of confidence that an employer has taken meaningful steps to achieve the goals of a DVFREE workplace. The essential recommendations in the Guidelines to a DVFREE workplace are the basis of the criteria for the DVFREE Tick. Following the Guidelines’ recommendations can also build a good foundation for a DVFREE customer approach.
The DVFREE Guidelines provide recommendations for employers that go above and beyond employers' legal obligations under the Domestic Violence Victims Protection Act 2018 and other relevant laws. These recommendations help employers to achieve a sustainable, best practice workplace response to domestic violence.
DVFREE services and resources, including consultation and training that will help you create a DVFREE workplace, can be provided separately or as part of the DVFREE Tick programme, and include a number of free resources, such as our free workplace online learning module.
DVFREE services can also help you create a DVFREE place of business. A growing number of businesses, especially in the financial sector, want to improve their response to customers who experience domestic violence. Read more about meeting the needs of your customers who experience domestic violence.
DVFREE is brought to you by Shine, a highly reputable specialist domestic violence service provider that has been helping people who experience domestic violence to become safe since 1990. All profits from DVFREE service fees support Shine’s frontline services, directly supporting adults and children who experience domestic violence as well as supporting change for adults who perpetrate domestic violence. There is always a pressing need for more resource for these services.
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