Ep3: How to have a difficult conversation

Gretel Killeen speaks with Ingrid Macartney, director of the Immigrant Women’s Support Service, to learn how to have a calm, open-ended conversation with an employee you think may be experiencing violence.

Resources for Small Business:

• 1800RESPECT www.1800respect.org.au 1800 737 732
• Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
• Men’s Referral Service https://ntv.org.au/mrs/ 1300 766 491
• Employer guide to family and domestic violence (Fair Work Ombudsman) https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/family-and-domestic-violence-leave/employer-guide-to-family-and-domestic-violence
• How to have difficult conversations (Fair Work Ombudsman) https://www.fairwork.gov.au/sites/default/files/minisite/static/fce92863-dc42-4367-ac38-bbfbf8dd7fbe/difficult-conversations-manager/index.html# https://media-cdn.ourwatch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/15002441/PG_Responding-to-disclosures_UpdatedFeb2019.pdf
• Responding to disclosures https://media-cdn.ourwatch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/15002441/PG_Responding-to-disclosures_UpdatedFeb2019.pdf
• eSafety Commissioner www.esafety.gov.au
• Australian Government Small Business Paid FDV Leave site https://smallbusiness.10dayspaidfdvleave.com.au/

Host: Gretel Killeen

Guest: Ingrid Macartney, director of the Immigrant Women’s Support Service

Additional Voiceover: Bryce Corbett

Written By: Amanda Bower, Karen Prestidge, Gretel Killeen

Audio Producer: Carter Quinn

Project Lead: Shane Kruger

Project Producer: Squiz Media

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