The financial impact of violence against women and their children on Australian production and the business sector is $1.9 billion a year. Catherine Fitzpatrick, business representative on the advisory group of the government's National Plan to End Violence Against Women and their Children, takes Gretel Killeen through the impact that domestic violence can have on your workplace.

Resources for Small Business:

• 1800RESPECT www.1800respect.org.au 1800 737 732
• Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
• Men’s Referral Service https://ntv.org.au/mrs/ 1300 766 491
• Employer guide to family and domestic violence (Fair Work Ombudsman) https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/family-and-domestic-violence-leave/employer-guide-to-family-and-domestic-violence
• Examining the impact of domestic and family violence across Australian workplaces https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/3063413/Executive-Summary-FINAL.pdf
• KPMG: The cost of violence against women and children in Australia https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/08_2016/the_cost_of_violence_against_women_and_their_children_in_australia_-_summary_report_may_2016.pdf
• eSafety Commissioner www.esafety.gov.au/women
• Australian Government Small Business Paid FDV Leave site https://smallbusiness.10dayspaidfdvleave.com.au/

Host: Gretel Killeen

Guest: Catherine Fitzpatrick, business representative on the advisory group of the government's National Plan to End Violence Against Women and their Children

Additional Voiceover: Bryce Corbett

Written By: Amanda Bower, Karen Prestidge, Gretel Killeen

Audio Producer: Carter Quinn

Project Lead: Shane Kruger

Project Producer: Squiz Media

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