Overview : As employees we spend the majority of our waking hours in the workplace making it nearly impossible for us to keep our emotions from entering the workplace. How a company shows support for personal challenges will have a direct correlation of the ability to keep business as usual.

Being sensitive to employees personal needs while running a company creates challenges, as the focus of a company is being able to provide products and services while the focus of an employee is to manage their personal life. When an employee’s personal life experiences a loss the balance is disrupted.

Why you should attend: To learn ways a company can maintain business as usual when work/life balance has been disruptive by a loss causing an imbalance in the workplace. Regardless of the loss, this webinar will provide insight of how to handle the loss, be respectful of the employees needs and keeping the company running smoothly. 

Successful implementation of support while an employee is experiencing a loss will improve productivity of all employees, provide a sense of community and will encourage recovery. At the same time, other employees with guidance can help keep the workgroup on schedule and business will not be affected.

Areas Covered In the Session:

• Essential information about grief/loss and how employees will react differently to a loss
• How loss effects employees differently
• Specific needs of an employee who has a loss
• Working as teams to cover the business while an employee is suffering from a loss
• Providing support to the employee through PTO, EAPs and other available resources
• Timeline of what is to be expected from an employee who has a loss
• How to address the client
• Keeping the business operating

Who will benefit:

• Executive Leadership
• Business owners
• Human Resource Professionals
• Human Resources Specialists
• Employee Assistant Program professionals
• Managers/Supervisors
• Management Trainers
• Benefits Managers
• Co-workers