Develop and implement a communication and Department of 2, 3 18 engagement strategy to: Communities, Child Safety and Disability encourage public sector employees to Services contribute to the public consultation on the draft Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Stratgey and Prevention of Violence Against Women Plan support the implementation of a culture change program to ensure the public sector leads and models responsive workplaces that respond appropriately to domestic and family violence support the delivery of consistent messages on the Strategy implementation. Expand the annual Domestic and Family Violence Department of 1, 3 23 Awareness Month community grants program to Communities, extend the number of community based Safety and Disability awareness activities and partnerships across the Services state. Recognising that some departments have already Public Service 3, 4 31 commenced domestic and family violence Commission initiatives, a review will be undertaken to gather information on existing programs and policies to support victims of domestic and family violence in the workplace. The results of this review will inform the development and implementation of a coordinated and responsive workplace culture program, capable of being adapted based on individual agency circumstances. Make available and promote to all Queensland Department of 1, 3, 4 32 Government employees the Recognise, Respond, Communities, Refer: Domestic Violence and the Workplace Safety and Disability online training program. Services Seek to implement expanded guidance and Department of Housing 3 42 templates underpinning Principle 4 of the and Public Works Queensland Procurement Policy. This is to ensure that the workplace policies for contractor and suppliers to government relating to domestic and family violence form part of how the government identifies and socially responsible ‘ethical suppliers’. Implementing these recommendations will include consulting with other government agencies to ensure the impacts on small business in particular are understood, and that a practical and effective approach to implementation is undertaken.
Develop and implement a communication and engagement strategy to: encourage public sector employees to contribute to the public consultation on the draft Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Stratgey and Prevention of Violence Against Women Plan support the implementation of a culture change program to ensure the public sector leads and models responsive workplaces that respond appropriately to domestic and family violence support the delivery of consistent messages on the Strategy implementation. Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services 2, 3 18 Expand the annual Domestic and Family Violence Awareness Month community grants program to extend the number of community based awareness activities and partnerships across the state. Department of Communities, Safety and Disability Services 1, 3 23 Recognising that some departments have already commenced domestic and family violence initiatives, a review will be undertaken to gather information on existing programs and policies to support victims of domestic and family violence in the workplace. The results of this review will inform the development and implementation of a coordinated and responsive workplace culture program, capable of being adapted based on individual agency circumstances. Public Service Commission 3, 4 31 Make available and promote to all Queensland Government employees the Recognise, Respond, Refer: Domestic Violence and the Workplace online training program. Department of Communities, Safety and Disability Services 1, 3, 4 32 Seek to implement expanded guidance and templates underpinning Principle 4 of the Queensland Procurement Policy. This is to ensure that the workplace policies for contractor and suppliers to government relating to domestic and family violence form part of how the government identifies ‘ethical and socially responsible suppliers’. Implementing these recommendations will include consulting with other government agencies to ensure the impacts on small business in particular are understood, and that a practical and effective approach to implementation is undertaken. Department of Housing and Public Works 3 42
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