Workplaces are often affected by grief. Grief in the workplace occurs when an employee experiences a personal loss or a workplace loss such as a death. According to the Grief Recovery Institute, grief costs U.S. businesses more than $75 billion per year in productivity loss. 

An employer’s response during this vulnerable time can make a difference in a grieving employee’s recovery.

HASC and the Healthcare Human Resources Management Association of California are hosting Managing Grief in the Workplace, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Good Samaritan Hospital - Mosley-Salvatori Conference Center.

This one-day seminar is designed to provide those individuals responsible for providing bereavement services with information on the various symptoms and stages of grief and how an organization should respond proactively and compassionately to the bereaved worker.

Program participants will attain the following key objectives:

• Understand the organizational impact of grief
• Define grief and bereavement and identify the various phases and dimensions
• Develop self-awareness regarding cultural values and beliefs about death and grief
• Define the role of the human resources department and its response to the grieving worker

Featured topics for this event include:

• When Grief Touches Your Workplace
• Symptoms and Stages of Grief
• Cultural and Diversity Considerations
• HR’s Role and Response to Grief
• Best Practices Panel – The HR Perspective

The program cost is $220 for HASC/HHRMAC members and $198 for additional colleagues. The registration deadline is Nov. 9.