Dying Matters | How to talk about death & grief in the workplace

Every year, people around the country use Dying Matters Awareness Week as a moment to encourage all communities to get talking about death in whatever way, shape or form works for them.

Organised by Hospice UK and taking place from May 8-14th, this year’s campaign will focus on ‘Dying Matters at work’ and is focused on communities coming together to talk about death, dying and grief in the workplace.

57% of employees will have experienced a bereavement in the last five years and every day, more than 600 people quit work to look after older and disabled relatives.

And yet, fewer than one in five managers feel very confident supporting someone they manage with a bereavement.