Bereavement at Work: A Practical Guide [Paperback]

David Charles-Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

A death affects the workplace in many ways. If the deceased was an employee, for example, or the partner of an employee, his or her manager will face many difficult issues - from emotional to practical. This guide breaks new ground in placing bereavement on the management skills agenda. For managers, human resource and occupational health specialists, this is an essential guide. Contents include managers responsibilities when someone is bereaved, what to avoid, the impact of death on other employees, how to cope if someone dies at work, how much bereavement support is necessary.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'a useful addition to the HR bookcase as it will help to make sure that employees experiencing the distress of bereavement are provided with appropriate and timely support.' - People Management

‘An incredible amount of invaluable, practical and inspirational material is contained in these 217 pages of sensitive and authoritative text … this guide cannot be too highly recommended for its practical and comprehensive content and sincere, considerate approach.’ - Occupational Health and Safety

‘The anatomy of grief is dealt with especially well … a most humane, practical and good value for money publication.’ – Health and Safety At Work

'An extremely practical and useful resource for anyone facing these challenging issues.' - Mortality

‘For HR/personnel managers it will be an invaluable reference; for bereavement support workers it will provide added insight into the complex web of pressures a bereaved person may experience in what they often call the ‘real’ world of their work. This book, very helpfully, locates bereavement well and truly in the real world.’ – Bereavement Care

‘This tremendously readable book contains a wealth of helpful and practical insights described simply and with great dignity and sensitivity.’ – Chris Underhill MBE, Director, BasicNeeds

‘A source of ideas, insight and information which is likely to sustain managers, human resource specialists, staff representatives, colleagues as well as the bereaved over a long period of time.’ – Peter Twist, former Chief Superintendent, The Metropolitan Police

‘Cogent and detailed descriptions of the underlying patterns associated with bereavement at work are dealt with in an accessible language and contain vivid accounts of real life experiences.’ – From the foreword by Ross Warburton, Chairman, Warburtons

'I have personally lived with the guilt of failing to discuss the realities of death with my employer and workplace colleagues, and I now realise it was foolhardy not to share my pent up emotions.

This book has taken death and bereavement from the darkness into the light, and it will help shop stewards as well as managers and others ensure that the right kind of support is offered to people at work who are bereaved or struggling with a terminal illness. As one former General Secretary of my union said, trade unionists must look after their members from the cradle to the grave.’ – Sir Bill Morris, General Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union 1991-2003

‘Line managers and HR managers alike will be well advised to invest the time that it takes to read this carefully and sensitively written book, which explores a subject that still too often shrouded in taboo and ignored in the workplace, and to act on the sound advice that it contains.’ – Simon Armson, psychotherapist and former chief executive, The Samaritans

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

David Charles-Edwards is an experienced management consultant and counselor in the field of death and bereavement. He has been personnel director for two government agencies and a professional counseling association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: Duckworth Publishers (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715628615
• ISBN-13: 978-0715628614
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,630,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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