Dealing with a grieving employee

Article Abstract:

Employees whose loved ones face terminal illness suffer 'anticipatory grief', and their work habits and performance may be affected. Those employees who are primary care givers for the patient may find their work schedules interrupted. Even people who live far away from the patient may be subject to emotional and physical strain. The manager can make practical accommodations for the employee, and can elicit suggestions from the employee on maintaining performance levels while the employee copes with the needs of the ill individual. Suggestions are offered for counseling the employee during the anticipatory and post-mortem grieving periods.

Grief, Employee counseling, Consolation

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What employees 'see' is what organizations 'get'

Article Abstract:

Employees' perceptions of their work environment have a strong influence on their job performance. The five conditions that predict employee performance are fairness, clarity of purpose, appreciation of work done, managerial responsiveness to employee needs, and employee involvement. Managers can help employees feel positively about these conditions by basing rewards and promotions on merit and solving grievances impartially, clearly defining job objectives and performance standards, making the employees feel appreciated, quickly removing obstacles to employee performance, and involving employees in the decision making process.

Work environment, Supervision of employees, Employee supervision

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