Creating grief-informed workplaces can help bereaved people navigate loss and be supported by their colleagues, according to one of Ireland’s leading hospices.
With 100 deaths nationwide every day, many of us will find ourselves returning to work after bereavement or supporting other colleagues dealing with one.
Niamh Finucane, co-ordinator of social work and bereavement services at St Francis Hospice in Dublin’s Raheny and Blanchardstown, says there is a major role for employers in Ireland to examine their response to a colleague’s loss.
She was speaking as employers across the country are encouraged to back a national fundraising drive for hospices.
The Your Finest Hour for Hospice drive, organised by Together for Hospice, asks firms in every sector to give workers an hour of downtime in April – and in return, staff are asked to donate an hour of their salary…