Why I’m supporting White Ribbon UK to #ChangeTheStory
In this blog post, our Head of External Relations, Rosie Watson, talks about the reasons why she became a White Ribbon UK Champion and how we can all help to #ChangeTheStory and prevent violence against women and girls. White Ribbon UK is the leading charity engaging...
Employers’ pledge to take action against domestic abuse
Business owner and survivor of domestic abuse Sharon Livermore has launched a nationwide campaign to help employers tackle domestic abuse. The campaign, ‘Working It Out’, created in collaboration with the Domestic Abuse (DA) Alliance and outsourced HR provider The HR...
What happens at home is your business
Are you an employer? Would you be able to spot the signs of domestic abuse? Or know how to respond if an employee disclosed they were being abused? Would you know where to signpost them for support? We can help you help your workforce. In 2020 we collaborated with the...
Working with Businesses to Raise Awareness of Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse (DA) Alliance Ambassador Sharon Livermore has founded Domestic Abuse Education as a platform to shared her lived experience of abuse to educate businesses and raise awareness, in order to help people who may currently, or in the future, go through the...
Why the DA Alliance Supports White Ribbon UK
In this blog post, DA Alliance co-founder Razi Hassan talks about something that is not spoken about enough - preventing violence against women. In the UK, and around the world, women and girls are unable to live the lives they want to lead because of violence and the...
Domestic Abuse: Are you Working It Out yet?
In 2021 we co-created Sharon’s Policy - a domestic abuse policy for SMEs informed by business woman Sharon Livermore’s lived-experience of abuse. It aims to help employers to take action on domestic abuse; to spot the signs, encourage disclosures, and to support...
St Albans lights up to say “No” to violence against women
St Albans Clock Tower will light up on Thursday 25 November to mark the UK’s White Ribbon Day and the start of a global campaign; the United Nations 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women. St Albans Business Improvement District (BID), St Albans Museums,...
Domestic Abuse Alliance joins Retail Trust and Dunelm to urge retail industry to take action on domestic abuse
7 July 2021 Dunelm and the retail industry charity Retail Trust are calling on retail employers to join forces in tackling a shocking rise in domestic abuse. Together they have partnered with the Domestic Abuse Alliance to launch the retail industry against domestic...
Is Domestic Abuse Impacting Your Business?
Tackling domestic abuse is not just a moral imperative. Lost productivity and absence from the workplace linked to domestic abuse can mean significant economic losses. The most recent Home Office figures show that £1.3 billion was spent on dealing with domestic abuse...
Survivor’s experience of domestic abuse informs new policy for employers
A businesswoman from Cambridge, who was made to take five days of annual leave to attend the court case of a now imprisoned abusive partner, is spearheading a national awareness campaign to get businesses to recognise the growing issue of domestic abuse. Businesses...
