5 things we learned at last night’s Business Club event in Galway
5 things we learned at last night’s Business Club event in Galway

Sarah Gill

What to eat tonight: Sri Lankan devilled prawns, ideally paired with a Friday tipple
What to eat tonight: Sri Lankan devilled prawns, ideally paired with a Friday tipple

Meg Walker

Vintage lover Pearl Lowe shares her tips for finding your own second-hand treasures
Vintage lover Pearl Lowe shares her tips for finding your own second-hand treasures

Megan Burns

‘I didn’t expect the level of anger setting boundaries would cause’
‘I didn’t expect the level of anger setting boundaries would cause’

Amanda Cassidy

The tights edit: Patterned, fishnet and everything in between
The tights edit: Patterned, fishnet and everything in between

Sarah Finnan

Social Pictures: Real Techniques brunch in Café en Seine
Social Pictures: Real Techniques brunch in Café en Seine

Sarah Gill

Designer Suzie McAdam breathed new life into this Edwardian Rathgar home
Designer Suzie McAdam breathed new life into this Edwardian Rathgar home

IMAGE Interiors & Living

September 22: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds
September 22: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Sarah Gill

This Georgian terrace in Booterstown has been turned into a stylish family home with plenty of storage
This Georgian terrace in Booterstown has been turned into a stylish family home with plenty...

Megan Burns

This enchanting home overlooking the canal is on the market for €895,000
This enchanting home overlooking the canal is on the market for €895,000

Sarah Finnan

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Navigating grief in the workplace while losing a father and brother


by Judith Cuffe
07th Sep 2023

After Judith Cuffe lost her father and her brother in close succession, she experienced how emotionally and physically demanding grief could be. But she was shocked to learn that many workplaces are still yet to understand this, and offer appropriate leave.

I recently asked my hairdresser (also a salon owner) about his staff policy on higher-level bereavement. He stared at me blankly. When I clarified the case of a spouse or child, he said, “Give them what they are due and tell them to come back whenever they’re ready.” Then he added, “And if I could afford to, I’d pay them.” Knowing the kind of person he is, he probably would. Looking around the shop floor...

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