Insurers urged to provide workplace support for domestic abuse survivors

By Rebecca Delaney Oct 15 (The Insurer) — Speakers called on the insurance industry to enact policies to support domestic abuse survivors in the workplace at the formal launch of the We Thrive Workshops CIC (Community Interest Company) at Miller’s London offices on Wednesday. CEO Sarah Brown launched London recruitment company We Thrive in August 2024. The CIC provides free eight-week workshop programmes to support survivors of domestic and economic abuse in returning to work. The charitable initiative is designed to bridge the gap between personal recovery and sustainable career progression, with the employability workshops providing interview preparation and work-readiness tools. According to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics for the year ending March 2025, police recorded approximately 1.35 million domestic abuse-related incidents in England and Wales. Speakers at the launch event underlined that while the first step is to foster an environment where employees feel safe to speak up about their experiences, this must be accompanied by robust frameworks and policies, such as those provided by the Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse, to adequately deal with th