Experts warn that unresolved grief in the aftermath of the pandemic could have a severe impact on people’s physical and mental health and fester into a public health emergency. Employers are desperate to corral employees, many of them having suffered the loss of loved ones, back to work. But grief remains a taboo subject at work, and productivity-obsessed workplaces are often hostile toward the grieving.
Experts warn that unresolved grief in the aftermath of the pandemic could have a severe impact on people’s physical and mental health and fester into a public health emergency.
Employers are desperate to corral employees, many of them having suffered the loss of loved ones, back to work. But grief remains a taboo subject at work, and productivity-obsessed workplaces are often hostile toward the grieving.