The Australian Government has extended funding to the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) to carry out a project on domestic violence and workplace rights and entitlements. The Australian Government has provided  $132 000 over six months to 30 June 2012, further from the $440 000 which was provided from 1 July 2010 to 31 December 2011

The principal aim of the project is to improve the knowledge and capacity of unions and employer organisations to support employees experiencing domestic violence. The funding provides for project managers to engage with Australian employers and unions to inform them directly about these issues and the impacts for both workers and the workplace, building their capacity to support workers affected by domestic violence through the provision of training and resources, as well as examining ways to address this through collective bargaining. The further funding will be used to continue the project with an emphasis on education and implementation of domestic violence provisions in organisations.

The ADFVC is a national organisation, providing high quality information about domestic and family violence issues and practice.  Further information on the Domestic Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements Project can be found on the ADFVC'S website.

On 5-6 December 2011 the ADFVC held the Safe at Work, Safe at Home: Conference and Workshop to report on the Domestic Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements Project and to conduct panels and workshops on domestic violence in the workplace.

The conference brought together advocates from the fields of domestic violence and workplace relations, employers, unions, academics and policymakers to discuss domestic/family violence prevention in the workplace context, through enterprise bargaining and labour law reform. The workshops covered how to understand domestic violence, its impact on the workplace, and how to apply domestic violence enterprise agreement clauses safely and effectively.