Bereavement Burrow is a safe space to learn about grief.
My mission to increase understanding of grief by providing interactive educational workshops.
When a friend or colleague experiences the death of a loved one most people want to help and support them but as a society we don't teach people how to do this. Most of us feel uncomfortable talking about death so we do or say the wrong thing when all we want is make things better.
Because of this, bereavement costs employers money through lack of productivity, time taken off work and staff leaving when they feel unsupported.
Staff who feel heard and supported will be more productive and more likely to stay in the job.
Participating in these workshops enables you to provide better care for your team alongside increased productivity through better handling of colleague bereavement.
Grief support workshops make financial sense for your organisation
​Bereavement in the workplace cost the UK economy £25 billion each year ....The majority of the economic cost arises from lost productivity in the workplace (presenteeism), rather than from time away from work.
​​Hospice UK report that 56% of people would consider leaving their employer if they didn’t provide proper bereavement support.'
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'Grief in the workplace – Sue Ryder 2020'
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Between Autumn 2021 and March 2022, the UK Commission on Bereavement heard from thousands of bereaved individuals, as well as organisations and professionals working with bereaved people, on experiences of bereavement and the support needs of bereaved people.
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The report was published in 2022 entitled 'Bereavement is Everyone's Business'
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One key finding was 'a third of adult respondents said they were not at all supported or only a little bit supported by their employer'
