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5 Tips for Managing Grief and Loss in the Workplace

Posted on 16th September 2021 at 12:01

There are over 40 life losses that can result in the symptoms of grief, including a loss of feeling safe, which might apply to staff returning to work.

If you’re a business owner, manager, or HR professional, you may find some staff are reluctant to return to the office after working from home.

When employers understand and acknowledge the impact grief can have on their teams, employee mood, satisfaction, productivity and retention improve.

Returning to Your Workplace After Loss During the Pandemic

Posted on 3rd August 2021 at 13:16

Are you prepared for returning to your workplace after loss during the pandemic?

If you’ve lost a relative during Lockdown and you’re experiencing grief, it would be useful to mention this to your employer before you head back to work.

This will help your employer to prepare for your return and help them to understand that you may need additional support and understanding.

10 Steps to Address Grief in the Workplace after Lockdown

Posted on 3rd June 2020 at 11:40

As employees start to return to work, now is a good time to start planning how your business is going to support those who have been bereaved during Lockdown.

Identifying employees who have been bereaved can be ascertained by line managers during catch-up calls, or via a simple email survey. This is important, as you may not have a clear indication of those who have lost friends and family members outside of immediate family. For immediate family losses, we have guidelines for writing sympathy letters here.

The ONLY Evidence Based Grief & Bereavement Programme in the World

Posted on 8th August 2019 at 07:54

For nearly 40 years the Grief Recovery Method has helped people all over the world move beyond bereavement, divorce and other losses. As a result of the work of over 10,000 Grief Recovery Specialists our programmes have received many thousands of thank you notes, reviews, testimonials and feedback surveys speaking of the huge difference this structured, heart-led approach has made.

In Spring 2019 we reached a new milestone when the peer reviewed "American Journal of Health Education" (Volume 50 issue 2 to be precise" published research carried out by Dr Nolan and Dr Hallam of Kent University Ohio confirmed that the Grief Recovery Method made a measurable postivie impact on the grief journey of the participant.

How to Write a Sympathy Card

Posted on 3rd June 2013 at 13:38

Many of us struggle to know what to say when someone has been bereaved, but at least with the card you’ve time to think about it so it’s easier right? Wrong! If you’ve ever sat with a blank card in front of you then you’ll know that actually the sight of that little white space can be quite daunting.

Here’s my mini guide for How to write a sympathy card or similar.