Grief is part of everyone’s life.  It does not magically turn on and off when we go to school or work.  Many individuals cope with grief and continue throughout their day.  Grief at work can be detrimental to production and hence it needs to be discussed.  Employees need to be treated as people and not robots.  Corporations and employers need to see the investment in the person and help that person succeed.  This includes talking about grief at work if necessary.

The article, “We need to talk about grief at work” by June Shannon reviews the necessity of discussing grief at work.  She states,

“Research from the Irish Hospice Foundation on grief in the workplace has revealed that one in four Irish adults have experienced bereavement in the last five years, yet just under a third (31 per cent) said they were supported when they returned to work.”

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