Q. "Can we have an open-ended bereavement policy, so supervisors can handle situations on a case by case basis?" Answer: No, your role as a ministry leader is to shepherd your staff, not to audit their personal relationships or validate the depth of their sorrow. When...
Bereavement
What should we include in a bereavement leave policy?
Question:What should we include in a bereavement leave policy? Answered by the HR Experts: Bereavement leave typically allows employees to take time off to grieve, make arrangements, or attend services following the death of a loved one. If you offer bereavement...
How to Support a Grieving Employee
Everyone experiences grief at some point in their life, and yet for being such a common experience, it’s also one that few of us are fully equipped to navigate when it comes. In part, this is because grief is such an overwhelming and horrible experience. Nothing can...

