Mitie Becomes Beacon Member of The Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

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19 July 2024 | Updated 22 July 2024

FM services outsourcing company Mitie has been named the first EIDA Beacon member in the facilities management sector. 

Mitie joins a group of 14 UK employers recognised for demonstrating their commitment to tackling domestic abuse. 

The Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) is a network of nearly 1,200 employers who want to take concrete action to eradicate domestic abuse. EIDA recognises that the workplace can be the only place of safety  for many survivors of domestic abuse.  Employers have a key role to play in raising awareness and supporting their employees who are impacted.

A Home Office Study released in 2019 on the social and economic costs of domestic abuse estimated them to be £66 billion per year with £14 billion of that as a direct cost to the economy in terms of lost economic output. 

EIDA Beacon members are the most prominent member advocates, leading culture change by influencing and inspiring other employers to make a difference to people's lives by raising awareness of domestic abuse and supporting their employees who are impacted by it.

Mitie has created a bespoke Domestic Abuse Toolkit and a Domestic Abuse Managers Guide, hosted on its online colleague portal, to help its people to spot signs of risk and access support and relevant resources. Through its Employee Assistance Programme, Mitie also gives all colleagues access to an emergency helpline for colleagues and their families, which can be accessed 24/7 from the UK and abroad. Mitie also recently supported the National Portrait Gallery in becoming a Safe Haven as part of the Safer Business Network’s effort to address Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). This included giving Mitie security officers specialist training to support vulnerable people.

Susan Bright, CEO, EIDA said: “We are delighted to welcome Mitie as our latest Beacon member, the only Beacon in the facilities management sector. With a large workforce across the UK, Mitie are well placed to provide support to employees and their families impacted by domestic abuse, as well as inspiring the businesses with whom they work to do the same. We look forward to working with Mitie as part of our Beacon group and to sharing best practice across EIDA’s wider membership of over 1,600 employers who are committed to tackling domestic abuse.” 

Click here to read more about what our Beacon programme offers employers, and how you can make your organisation an EIDA Beacon.

Picture: a photograph of a security officer standing in an airport. Image Credit: Mitie

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 19 July 2024

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