During the UK’s first coronavirus lockdown in 2020 calls for domestic abuse services shot up 80%. In light of this and the ongoing trend in domestic abuse the government wrote an open letter to employers on 14 January 2021 encouraging them to mobilize and help employees suffering from domestic violence. This unprecedented initiative, being driven at a time when the U.K. is undergoing a fresh ‘lockdown’, follows a government consultation carried out in the latter half of 2020 on this issue (c.f. article No.11994). The results of the survey indicated that few employers currently know how to recognize signs of domestic violence, while even fewer have a company policy to help the employees concerned.
“Colleagues and managers can often be the only other people outside the home that survivors talk to each day and are therefore uniquely placed to help spot signs of abuse – such as an individual becoming more withdrawn than usual, sudden drops in performance or mentioning controlling behaviours in their partner,” Business Minister Paul Scully explained in this open letter, and hence why he has called on employers to mobilize in order to better support victims of domestic violence and ensure tha
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