Culture | How to nurture a grief-friendly workplace

By Jo Enright, Senior Business Development Manager at Generali UK Employee Benefits

One in 29 children and young people have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. That’s roughly one per classroom. This obviously has a profound impact on their lives; not only as children, but throughout adulthood. And it undoubtedly impacts the workplace too, in terms of long-term sickness, reduction in performance and loss of experienced employees. Nurturing a grief-friendly organisation therefore makes perfect sense. So, where do you start?