Grief Awareness in the Workplace: A Foundational Introduction

Choose a 60-minute Awareness Session or a 90-minute Interactive Workshop, designed to help teams understand grief and respond with confidence and compassion.

What to Expect from This Course

Grief is a universal experience, but many employees feel unsure how to respond when a colleague is grieving.

This course provides a practical and compassionate introduction to understanding grief at work. It is designed for colleagues across the organisation, helping teams recognise how grief can affect behaviour, wellbeing and communication.

You’ll explore what to say (and what not to say), how to approach sensitive situations, and why grief-aware workplaces are more resilient and supportive.

This session also links with the HSE Working Minds 5Rs framework, encouraging teams to recognise when grief affects colleagues and respond with compassion and clarity.

Duration:

60-minute Awareness Session

90-minute Interactive Workshop (includes additional discussion, workplace scenarios and Q&A)

90-minute CPD-certified programme coming soon.

Target Audience: Colleagues across the organisation. Suitable for all staff.

Looking for a manager-focused course?

This introductory session is designed for everyone in the organisation. If you're looking to equip managers and team leaders with additional confidence around bereavement conversations, workplace responsibilities and compassionate leadership, explore Supportive Leadership: Navigating Grief in the Workplace.

Before attending, many participants shared that they:

  • Often felt unsure how to approach a grieving colleague

  • Worried about saying the wrong thing or overstepping boundaries

  • Were uncertain how to offer appropriate, respectful support in the workplace

After the session:

Confidence levels noticeably increased across all participants

Attendees felt more informed, more confident, and better able to offer appropriate support

Many described feeling reassured and more comfortable navigating grief-related conversations at work

Participants highlighted key takeaways such as:

“Grief looks different for everyone – we shouldn’t assume”

  • “I feel more prepared to say something helpful, not just avoid it”

  • “It’s not about fixing, it’s about listening and being human”

  • “We can support people without needing to be experts”

Free Consultation

Whether you're considering a 60-minute Awareness Session, a 90-minute Interactive Workshop or a tailored programme, I'd be happy to help you choose the option that's right for your organisation.

Have you seen our Why Grief Training Matters and our full Workplace Grief Awareness Training Series?