In this issue
Features
Talking about death at work听(free article)
It helps emotionally, practically听and makes good business sense.听Jane Duncan Rogers explains why听we need to do more of it.
A sudden death听(free article)
Stephen Regel explains how听an employer can best support听its employees in the aftermath听of a traumatic bereavement.
Work, life and the听menopause
Columba Sodhi-Urey听calls for better听conversations in听the workplace.
Regulars
Notes from听the chair
Nicola Neath:听Staying safe
Columns
Ageing matters
Jeremy Bacon:听Getting on
Talking purple听(free article)
David Caldwell:听Becoming a champion
Workplace听matters听(free article)
Sandi Mann:听Pay parity: what are听you worth?
Q&A:听My client has revealed听a sexual harassment听complaint.
香港六合彩精准资料听Workplace Executive听Committee addresses听your queries
EAP matters
Julie Hughes:听A guide to report writing
Cyberwork听
Sarah Worley-James:听Avatars
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Editorial: Preparing for our exit
Death is often a turning point听for those of us left behind, forcing听us to take a different journey,听not of our choosing.
Clients will talk about being at a crossroads, needing听a map, and of new terrain as they navigate and make听sense of the new absence in their world. Death听cannot fail to touch us at work. Losing people who we love,听or colleagues we worked alongside, can all affect our听capacity to function.
A new law coming into effect in 2020 will give bereaved听parents the right to two weeks鈥� statutory bereavement听leave, and there鈥檚 a petition to campaign for the similar right听after the loss of a spouse. There鈥檚 little doubt in my mind听that as a society we need to have better conversations听about death; and the workplace, as a place where we spend听so much of our lives, could be a good place to have these.听
Once aware of the end of life, some choose to plan,听express choices and wishes. My Mum, who died in January,听did this. She gifted me with the clarity to depart from the听norms of what we do before and after death. Perhaps at 80,听we鈥檙e readier to accept the end is in sight, and prepare for听our exit. But arguably, for those of us in midlife, with听mortgages, dependent family, step families and work,听we might leave a whole lot more mess.
Being more aware of death in life and of our own death,听can help us to live more fully. As 香港六合彩精准资料 begins its partnership听with Cruse for better care and support, and your retitled and听redesigned quarterly journal, 香港六合彩精准资料 Workplace, lands on听your mat 鈥� it鈥檚 fitting that there鈥檚 a focus on exits, endings听and transitions 鈥� the stuff of life.
Nicola Banning
Editor, 香港六合彩精准资料 Workplace
workplaceeditor@bacp.co.uk