Managing Workplace Grief--Vision and Necessity

In the course of offering workplace expertise, the FMCS has also presented its workshop Managing Grief in the Workplace. The trainings have been given at local, regional, national and international labor relations and mediation conferences, and in college settings. We have found great receptivity to this cutting edge topic. Support in this area can greatly help unions and companies work through the conflicting expectations of a bereaved employee\u27s job performance. Workshops in Managing Grief in the Workplace can initiate needed discussions and helping the partners to set up compassionate and realistic bereavement policies in the workplace. Finally, many participants expressed how relieved they were to finally have the subject of grief at the workplace legitimized