Excluding parental grief: A critical discourse analysis of bereavement accommodation in Canadian labour standards

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Grief following child loss is profoundly destabilizing with serious long-term repercussions for bereaved parents. Employed parents may need time away from work to deal with this loss. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to reflect upon the ways labour policies and practices respond to parental bereavement.

Authors

Macdonald ME; Kennedy K; Moll S; Pineda C; Mitchell LM; Stephenson PH; Cadell S

Journal

WORK A Journal of Prevention Assessment &amp Rehabilitation, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 511–526

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

March 2015

DOI

10.3233/wor-141957

ISSN

1051-9815

Associated Experts

Sandra Moll

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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