Webinars

How to talk about death at work

11.30am, Thursday 11th May 2023

By talking with those around you, you can help your workplace support colleagues who are ill, caring for those around them, or who have lost someone close to them. But where to start? What practical things can you and your workplace do to help start these conversations at work?

This webinar will provide you and your colleagues with practical advice, tips and tricks on how to start workplace conversations on this often taboo subject.

Hosted by our Compassionate Employers programme, you’ll hear from Simon Blake, CEO Mental Health First Aid England, Aongola Victor Simuyemba, Bereavements Lead at Monzo and Faith Holloway, Compassionate Employers Programme Lead at Hospice UK. 

Why not share with the rest of your organisation as a way to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week? 

On Tuesday 22 March, Compassionate Employers hosted a webinar with Andy Whalley, UK People Advice Consultant at Aviva, to share their death in service guide, as well as tips, guidance, and best practice for supporting your organisation through a death in service. 

Aviva is the first recipient of the Compassionate Employers Gold Award.

Click here to download the Death in Service template guide. 

On Tuesday 6th December 2022, Compassionate Employers hosted a Bereavement at Work Experts Panel to mark National Grief Awareness Week.

The panel included:

• Laura Barrett Bereavement Support Worker at St Oswald's Hospice.
• Daniel Callaghan Employer Branding at Capital One 
• Harley Cunningham Internal Bereavement Consultant at Virgin Media 02
• Samantha Langford MSc Bereavement Lead at Let's Improve Workplace Wellbeing
• Faith Holloway Compassionate Employers Programme Lead at Hospice UK