Bereavement and Workplace Well-being by Anne Corden

Anne Corden Social Policy Research Unit University of York Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement British Sociological Association Study GroupSeminar on ‘The Impact of Death: Policy Implications in the 21st Century’ 21 November 2011

 Bereavement as a general life experience, affecting all workplaces Absence from work following bereavement Return to work following bereavement GPs’ involvement, and the interface with work

 Projected rapid increase in number of deaths Increase in retirement age Bereaved employees: intensity of grief and loss immediate needs at work longer term impacts Employers: organisational and managerial issues time off return to work support at work productivity ‘presenteeism’ Work colleagues: impact for bereaved person impact for themselves HR personnel: organisational and administrative issues skills and training referral for specialist support Current review of bereavement benefits

 Immediate emotional shock, and impact on capacity Time needed to deal with practicalities People are different in attitudes to work Employer’s approach to enabling time off:  Limited/unlimited leave of absence  Paid or unpaid  Annual leave  Sick leave A ‘Black Box’ of behaviour and expectation in UK

 Employers’ arrangements to support return to work Some evidence that bereavement is followed by leaving work Some bereaved carers want to try work, or re- engage after a long period away Time lag in access to specific bereavement services

 Going to GP may seem a natural route for support Fitnotes and reasons for absence from work  Little is known about GPs’ attitudes and behaviour around bereavement

Bereavement and Workplace Well-being by Anne Corden

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