Abuse and attack on local authority workers is now a priority issue for many local governments. Work-related violence is a contributing factor to stress and absenteeism among staff costing UK employers £700 million annually.
The first case under the Corporate Manslaughter Act will be heard in court this summer, while Birmingham City Council was the first employer to admit liability for a stress-related illness, which resulted in a compensation payment of £67,400. With ever-tightening legislation, it has never been more crucial for local government to evaluate the use of technology to address duty of care to its employees, both on government premises and beyond.
Simplified procurement through our Framework Agreement
Reliance is able to offer the entire Reliance Protect solution at cost of under £10 per month per user. Through the uptake of NHS staff in England, we are able to provide the most price competitive solution in the marketplace ensuring we can provide savings to public sector organisations already utilising lone worker protection.
Reliance Protect is a trusted package of services that has already been competitively tendered according to EU guidelines, enabling publicly funded organisations to purchase through a framework agreement, reducing the time and costs usually associated with procuring security products.
Benefits of Reliance Protect
- Reduced levels of stress caused by exposure to verbal and physical abuse at work.
- Recorded incidents of verbal and physical attack that supports any actions the organisation wishes to purse or evidence in court proceedings.
- Increases employee productivity and job satisfaction through reduced stress and safety
- Increased perception of organisations promoting safety at work.
- Reduced costs sickness absenteeism, decreased productivity and management investigation time in case of an incident
Who’s at risk?
- Community Care Workers – Working with vulnerable groups in disadvantaged areas increases risk of violence.
- Environmental Officers – Enforcing regulations and to police the systems places officers at risk from violence as well as accidents at work.
- Housing Officers – Verbal and physical attacks from tenants,
- Probation Officers – At a high risk of violence due to the nature of this work.
- Social Workers – Staff are often required to work at all hours, including late at night often in deprived areas increasing risk of violence.
- Specialist Teaching staff – Dealing with behavioural problems and special needs children increases the risk of violence.
- Social Services/Personal Case staff – At a high risk of violence due to the nature of this work.
- Traffic Wardens – At a high risk of verbal and physical attack from disgruntled drivers.
