12. We run a mentoring or buddy programme, whether formal or informal, to help our employees develop and foster supportive bonds with colleagues.
10. We offer our employees the opportunity to take paid volunteering leave alongside their normal annual leave entitlement.
9. We display educational material highlighting the benefits of sleep and recovery to all employees. We also signpost to relevant resources.
8. We clearly communicate how each employee’s role fits with, and contributes to, our organisation’s mission to ensure a feeling of collaboration and sharing of a common goal.
7. Our bereavement policy demonstrates an awareness of cultural sensitivity and acknowledges the potential differences in cultural norms. The policy states that the organisation will make any reasonable adjustments to ensure that the policy applies to all employees.
6. We offer longer periods of bereavement leave to our employees than the statutory guidance states, which also extend to leave for non-immediate family members. This may also include leave for pet bereavement.
5. We take steps to provide additional support to an employee who is returning from bereavement leave.
4. We have taken steps to make our bereavement leave as flexible and accessible as possible. This might include offering it in hours, rather than days, or allowing staff to take it in chunks of time rather than in one single block.
3. We provide the opportunity for employees to take part in relaxation sessions, such as mindfulness, yoga, etc., either at lunchtime or as part of their working day.
