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Changes to family and domestic violence leave: how best to support your employees
August 16, 2022Domestic violence is an ever-present and serious concern within Australian society. As individuals and parties become more empowered to speak up and gain support, it’s important we’re constantly assessing the way in which employers and our workplaces can play their part in supporting victims. In this article, we discuss what Family and Domestic Violence Leave (FDVL) is and provide an update on the changes to the entitlement, the ways in which it impacts employers, and how best to actively implement them in order to best support victims within workplaces. What is Domestic Violence and Family and Domestic Violence Leave? Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA) domestic violence is defined as violent, threatening, or other abusive behaviour by an employee’s close relative which seeks to coerce or control the employee and causes them harm or fear. A close relative is defined broadly: a spouse, de facto partner (including a former spouse or de facto partner), child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee; or a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the employee; or a person related to the employee...