英国最大私营雇主特易购（Tesco）成为首家推出带薪"安全假期"的超市，为遭受家庭暴力的员工提供支持1。该政策允许受害者员工最多获得三天带薪假，用于处理与家暴相关的紧迫事务1。这些事务包括出庭、安排应急住房、换锁、安排托儿服务或分离财务等1。特易购与工会Usdaw合作制定了这一政策，管理层已接受识别和支持家暴受害者的培训1。
家庭暴力在英国是一个严重问题。英格兰和威尔士去年有超过300万人遭受某种形式的家庭暴力，其中绝大多数为女性1。根据2023年数据，每月有8名女性被现任或前任伴侣杀害1。
Tesco, Britain's largest private employer, has introduced a paid leave scheme designed to support employees experiencing domestic abuse.1 The policy, developed in collaboration with the union Usdaw, provides up to three days of paid leave that can be used flexibly for purposes including court appearances, arranging emergency housing, changing locks, organizing childcare, or separating finances.1
The supermarket, which employs 300,000 staff, has trained its management team to identify and support victims of domestic abuse as part of the initiative.1 According to advocates cited in the announcement, domestic violence and abuse affects the lives of at least one in five women.1 The urgency of such protections is underscored by official data: over 3 million people in England and Wales experienced some form of domestic violence in the previous year, with women comprising the majority of victims.1 Additionally, based on 2023 figures, approximately eight women are killed each month by current or former partners.1
Tesco's move follows international precedent. Northern Ireland enacted legislation in 2020 guaranteeing domestic abuse victims ten days of paid leave, while similar protections exist in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.1 The United Kingdom passed the Domestic Abuse Act, which took effect in April 2021.1
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