Grief is a deeply human experience, yet many people feel unsure about how to support a colleague who is grieving. Only 17% of managers report feeling very confident in helping a team member after a bereavement, despite the fact that around 24% of employees experience a loss each year.

In this one hour session, we’ll explore how workplaces can better support employees that are grieving, experiencing anticipatory grief or disenfranchised grief and how we can each play a role in fostering a more compassionate and inclusive culture.

This session explores how grief impacts individuals at work and provides practical tools to support both ourselves and others through loss. Through guided reflection and discussion, participants will gain a deeper understanding of grief, learn how to respond with empathy, and contribute to building a workplace culture that acknowledges and supports grief. 

All our sessions are expert-led with customisable content that’s tailored to your needs.

This session is for anyone currently grieving, those who are anticipating grief in the near future and managers supporting colleagues experiencing grief. This can also extend to HR professionals, people managers, wellbeing leads and anyone responsible for supporting employees through bereavement and loss.

This session is a valuable addition to your workplace wellbeing and inclusion programme and is particularly relevant for your workplace Grief Networks, Wellbeing Networks, Management Networks and any People Professional Networks. 

When should we hold this session?

Many organisations choose to schedule this session around key awareness campaigns to maximise engagement and visibility. Popular times include:

• Dying Matters Awareness Week (May) - A major UK campaign focused on conversations about death, dying, and bereavement.
• Baby Loss Awareness Week (October) - To help support bereaved parents
• National Grief Awareness Week (December) - This campaign focuses on understanding grief, talking about loss, and creating compassionate communities.