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      • Aftercare - Burial
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      • How to support a friend
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      • Scattering Ashes
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Living with Pet Bereavement

Living with Pet BereavementLiving with Pet BereavementLiving with Pet Bereavement

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  • About Us
  • Support Services
  • CPD Courses
    • About Our Courses
    • Dip - Unconditional Loss
    • Dip - Circle of Life
    • Advanced Diploma
  • Bespoke Training
  • General Information
    • Understanding Pet Loss
    • Types of Grief
    • Palliative Care
    • Quality of Life
    • Pre Euthanasia
    • During Euthanasia
    • Bonded Animals
    • Aftercare - Cremation
    • Aftercare - Burial
    • Aftercare - Alternatives
    • Early Days of Bereavement
    • How to support a friend
    • Well Meaning Comments
    • Time off Work
    • Your Pets Belongings
    • Scattering Ashes
    • Your own Wellbeing
    • Children & The Elderly
    • Therapy or Working Dogs
    • Moving Forward
    • Memorialising your Pet
    • Bereavement Counsellors
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Time Off Work

Although you have right to unpaid time off work when a dependant dies that does not extend to a companion animal. Nowadays more employers appreciate the benefit to their employee by allowing them a day or two off work when their companion animal dies as most employees are not productive when grieving. Your employment contract may allow unpaid leave for a companion animal or it may be at your managers discretion, which is fine providing your manager is an animal lover, but they can refuse you time off. Of course not all employers have the luxury of allowing staff additional time off especially if there are 5 or less employees in the company. Where possible arrange time off even for a day or two. 


If you do have to work because you cannot afford the time off or you have been refused time off, speak to your manager or a trusted colleague about how you feel and what information about your loss, if any, you would like them to share with your colleagues. 


Of course some pet carers welcome a return to work as soon as possible to give them a distraction from the intense emotions. 


If you feel you cannot go to work,  you should make an appointment with your own Dr to discuss a period of leave from your work or a referral to pet bereavement counsellor. 


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Dawn Murrays new book!

Dawn Murray, the founder of Living with Pet Bereavement, will have her new book published in April 2023 - 'A Guide to Pet Bereavement Counselling' will be a must for anyone looking to learn more about how to become a Pet Bereavement Counsellor or those looking to support bereaved pet carers either in a professional or informal setting. To pre-order a copy or to find out more please email info@livingwithpetbereavement.com