UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide paid leave or formal support for employees experiencing domestic abuse?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

64.9%Neither

64.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Neither” on domestic abuse leave and support (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Paid leave plus support pathway 13.2% Support pathway only 21.9% Neither 64.9%
Domestic abuse leave and support (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Domestic abuse leave and support: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Paid leave plus support pathwayrare13.2%
Support pathway onlyalternative21.9%
Neithercommon64.9%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether employees facing domestic abuse can access paid leave and a formal support pathway, one, or neither. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/domestic-abuse-leave-and-support
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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