Breakup, Divorce & Domestic Abuse in the Workplace
These issues don’t stay at home. They walk through the workplace doors every day.
1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.
Divorce and separation are among the most stressful life events, directly impacting wellbeing, performance and attendance.
Many employees in these situations feel anxious, distracted and unsupported while managers and colleagues often do not know how to help.
Platinum B4 Members Boardman Hawkins & Osborne LLP are able to help. Their specialist team of family lawyers cover all aspects of family law from divorce and separation to domestic abuse, to complex children matters & litigation, and adoption and surrogacy arrangements. In addition they can advise about the non-court dispute resolution methods that might be open, including mediation and one couple one solicitor.
BH&O have also just been shortlisted for Family Law Firm of the Year by Legal Publishers Lexis Nexis!
If you are concerned about an employee, do make contact with BH&O, and we can explore ways of helping, in an affordable, compassionate, sensitive and problem solving way.
Visit: www.bholegal.co.uk
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