Everyone experiences loss throughout their life, whether it be a loved one, a house, a relationship, a pet, or the after-effects of a traumatic event.
At any time, one in 10 employees are likely to be affected¹ by grief and loss, if left unaddressed, grief can have a major impact on someone’s personal and working life.
A fear of saying or doing the wrong thing can be a barrier to colleagues supporting each other during times of loss. Concerned colleagues are often too afraid of saying the wrong thing and instead say nothing — which can be the most harmful option.
SuperFriend’s Managing Bereavement, Grief, and Loss booklets help to equip employees and employers with the skills and confidence to support themselves and their colleagues experiencing loss, and educate them about the helpful actions to take during this time.
¹McGuinness, B (2009) Grief in the workplace: developing a bereavement policy. Bereavement Care 28 (1) 2-8
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“We have seen a positive impact since staff undertook SuperFriend’s training. People have started to connect. There’s been a shift towards a psychologically safe workplace culture – people understand that health and wellbeing is something that we are serious about. That it’s ok to ask for help and the importance of looking out for others.”
“We chose SuperFriend because it was just really clear speaking to you both [Pippa and Mark] that you are people who are really genuine, really authentic, easy to talk to – you weren’t trying to bamboozle us with lots of fancy acronyms or language about things. You were truly listening, so it was really a two-way discussion. You genuinely wanted to understand our business, what was going on for us.”
“We are delighted with the results and they speak volumes. Of the targeted staff, 77% completed the course with 65% of the team stating that they had gained knowledge and better yet, 81% of people said that they intended to implement this knowledge.”