“It’s OK, you can always adopt”.
If you’re unable to have a child, the chances are you’ll have heard these words before. But although they’re usually meant well, the people saying them often have little understanding of the many complications involved in ad...
Why Do So Few Employees Use Their Benefits-Packed KIT Days?
August 2, 2021
I was so happy to report recently that two of the firms we support, BDB Pitmans LLP, and Winckworth Sherwood LLP, have agreed to amend their policies, now classing my planned parental coaching sessions as paid Keeping In Touch (KIT) days.
These firms will not only be better ...
April has felt like a very significant month for us at Beyond EAP.Partly because of the conversations happening more widely — around stress, autism acceptance, fertility, baby loss, health, trauma, and psychological safety — but also because they reflect so clearly what ...
In the Hot Seat: Q&A with Sandie Dennis, Founder of Beyond EAP
February 28, 2024
With Beyond EAP’s 10th anniversary approaching, I found myself reflecting on the many employees we’ve supported in a variety of different situations. As I reflected, something interesting occurred to me. We ask so many questions in the course of our therapy work, so why ...
Combining Fertility Treatment and Work: Advice for Employers
December 5, 2022
It’s a simple fact that having children changes your life.
As such, most employers have clear legislation-guided policies in place, which allow for these natural and expected life-changes.
Soon-to-be parents understand that they are entitled to a certain amount of leav...
The two high-profile suicides of Caroline Flack, Keith Flint and Mike Thalassitis which were highlighted in the media recently, have really resonated with us. It’s been very poignant and made me recall our own family experience with suicide.
It’s made me question, has mu...
Mishandling Flexible Working Requests
September 4, 2023
What are the negative effects for the company and the maternity returner?
I’ve recently had a family member go through a really bad experience regarding her flexible working request with her employer. *Hearing such bad practice, I wanted to highlight how this could have been avoided and how it leaves the employee feeling on their return to work....
"Maternity Leave is Just a Long Holiday, Isn’t It?"
March 11, 2022
If I had a pound for every time I heard this from an employer, I’d be a millionaire by now.
Admittedly, I don’t always hear it first-hand. It’s often the pregnant employee herself who tells me, that on her last day the boss offered what seemed like “a fina...
How to Speak to Someone Who Is Grieving
January 5, 2023
Practical guidance for supporting bereaved employees, colleagues, friends, and family members.
When I was seventeen, my best friend’s Mum died from cancer.Sadly, she had had the illness for a long time, which gave me some space to think about how I would support my friend when she needed me the most.But when the tragic time finally came, I felt totally unprepared.It...
A business owner hired us because a long-standing and valuable employee had suffered 4 personal losses in less than 3 months.
Her auntie, mother and husband had died, along with the life plans they had made for the future.
Overwhelmed, she had been off for 2 months when her ...
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