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Bereavement and Workplace Well-being by Anne Corden
The document discusses the social aspects of death, dying, and bereavement, focusing on their implications for the workplace and employers. It highlights issues such as bereaved employees' needs, the impact of grief on productivity, and current bereavement benefits in the UK. Additionally, it notes the varied responses of employers and the potential challenges faced by bereaved individuals upon returning to work.
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- 1. Anne Corden Social Policy Research Unit University of York Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement British Sociological Association Study Group Seminar on ‘The Impact of Death: Policy Implications in the 21st Century’ 21 November 2011
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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