Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring how compassion and human-centred support can help create more inclusive workplaces, where people feel seen, understood and supported through life's most challenging moments.

With 24% of the working population experiencing a bereavement each year, and around 600 people leaving full-time work every day to care for a loved one, organisations have a vital role to play in supporting employees through significant life events.

No two experiences of grief, caring or loss are the same. How people navigate these moments can be shaped by culture, faith, identity, family structure, disability, neurodiversity and other protected characteristics. As a result, the support and accommodations people need may look different from person to person.

Bringing together lived experience, practical insight and expert guidance, this session will explore:

• How caring responsibilities and bereavement impact inclusion at work
• Why a one-size-fits-all approach often falls short
• How culture, identity and lived experience shape people's experiences of grief and caring
• Practical ways organisations can create more compassionate and inclusive workplace cultures
• How to better support colleagues with different needs, experiences and ways of processing significant life events

Whether you're a people manager, DEI professional or workplace champion, you'll leave with practical ideas to help embed compassion, flexibility and inclusion into your workplace culture.