Grieving at workplace: The policy grey areas and skills your employees need to cope

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Grief can reduce the most productive employee to a layabout in the short term or derail their career for a long time. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

Grief, that agonizing human experience after losing a loved one, is not a respecter of professionalism. It can reduce the most productive employee to a layabout in the short term or derail their career for a long time if not appropriately handled.

While there is no formula for grieving, equipping employees with the right coping skills means they stand a better chance of emerging from the experience without derailing their careers.

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