Address: 1702 French Street, Erie, PA Phone: 814/455-1774 Website: safeneterie.org
CO M PAN Y PR O FIL E Domestic Violence Affects Your Bottom Line
If an employee is being victimized by a significant other at home, you might not realize how this affects their work life, their job performance, and ultimately your bottom line. The cost to employers is high. Eight million days of paid work are lost each year because of domestic violence according to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention study. This is the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs or an estimated $727.8 million.
Among employed adults, one in five experiences domestic violence. That could be 20 percent of your workforce! In addition to missed days, tardiness, and impaired performance that affects both victims and the abusers, victims often experience health issues, seemingly unrelated to physical injury (migraines, stomach issues, depression etc.).
SafeNet provides counseling and outreach, civil legal representation, a program for children, emergency shelter and transitional housing. All services are free and confidential and the hotline operates 24/7.
But the good news is employers can increase workplace safety and productivity by learning to recognize warning signs and then referring employees for assistance. SafeNet is a certified domestic violence services provider offering a comprehensive range of services.
Training is available for managers and supervisors to help them better understand intimate partner violence and make appropriate referrals. For information or training, call 814/455-1774 Ext. 0 or visit www.safeneterie.org. For SafeNet’s 24/7 hotline assistance, call 814/454-8161.
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