Annual cost in lost productivity, lost business, and poor performance attributed to the death of a family member, colleague, or close friend.
The average loss of working time due to grief, relationship failure or family care is 168 hours or four full working weeks.
Employees in failing relationships operate at an average reduced performance rate of 40%.
85% of management-level decision makers indicated that their decision-making ranked from "very poor" to "fair" following a grief incident.
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When I have been able to help employees with problems or when dealing with bereavement—it not only has an effect on the individual, but it impacts the people around them. It makes colleagues feel differently about the company too.