The group, which operates the Workers Blacktown and Workers Sports clubs plus Workers Hubertus at Luddenham, led the industry a decade ago by including Safe Family Support Leave in employment agreements with staff.
“Since 2017 we have offered 10 full days of Safe Family Support Leave to our people and we are gratified this now becomes the national standard,” said Workers Lifestyle Group Chief Executive Morgan Stewart.
“But so much more remains to be done to break the cycle of domestic and family violence.
“That is why since 2021 we have been funding a five-year, $500,000 commitment to local domestic violence support services.”
Recognising the distress and difficulty caused by domestic and family violence, Workers Blacktown in 2013 introduced three days of Safe Family Support Leave so employees could seek help from support services and, where necessary, attend court appointments.
The entitlement was raised to 10 days annually four years later in 2017.
“We offer assistance to any of our people suffering from domestic violence and, as a community-based organisation, we are now promoting that support to our community,” said Mr Stewart.
In the same spirit, Workers Lifestyle Group two months ago launched Western Sydney Changing Diabetes, a community-based campaign to curb the high incidence of diabetes in Western Sydney.
That is also a five-year program, supported by $500,000 donated by Workers Lifestyle Group, in partnership with community health initiative Western Sydney Diabetes.
“We support our people, our members and our community and we partner with other groups that have deep and compassionate local connections,” Mr Stewart said.
Workers Lifestyle Group $500,000 commitment to local domestic and family violence support services assists Blacktown Womens and Girls Health Centre, Harman Foundation, Youth Insearch Foundation, Learning Links (Resilient Kids program) and Indian Crisis & Support Agency.
