Awareness Week resources for Compassionate Employers

At 11.30 am on 11 May, How to talk about death at work will provide you and your colleagues with practical advice, tips and tricks on how to start workplace conversations on this often taboo subject.

Hosted by our Compassionate Employers programme, this webinar will feature Simon Blake, CEO Mental Health First Aid England and Dying Matters Chair, Aongola Victor Simuyemba, Bereavements Lead at Monzo and Faith Holloway, Compassionate Employers Programme Lead. 

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And why not share with the rest of your organisation? Here's a suggested paragraph that you can use in your internal communications. 

Stigma around grieving, and a lack of understanding about what happens when you’re dying, mean that too many of us are struggling to cope when faced with life’s inevitable challenges. And the workplace is no exception.

We spend so much of our lives at work – and we shouldn’t have to hide our experiences of death and dying from our colleagues, our peers, or our bosses. We want to create open and compassionate society where we are comfortable facing the realities of dying, death and grief.

But talking about this can be hard, especially with colleagues. This Dying Matters Awareness Week, join Hospice UK's Compassionate Employers programme in How to talk about death at work - a webinar that will provide practical advice on how to start workplace conversations on this often taboo subject.

Thursday 11th May 2023, 11.30 am - 12.30 pm. Register now 

We couldn't do any of this alone. Join the #DyingMattersAtWork conversation on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Want to share this on your LinkedIn? We've got example posts and graphics for you to use. 

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Staff sharing their real experiences on this topic will help engage more people in your organisation. Do you know colleagues who’d be happy to share their experiences of talking about death at work as part of your internal comms around Dying Matters Awareness Week?

Do let us know if we can help you with this - email us.
 

Signpost your colleagues to the Compassionate Employers Hub and new Compassionate Bereavement Conversations tool.

This new e-learning tool will give any colleagues the skills and confidence to have, what can be, challenging conversations relating to bereavement with their colleagues.