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Life Events

Communication for important life events at work

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Celebrating birthdays at work Recognizing work anniversaries Communication and support for leaves of absence Communication and support for parental leave Communication and support for bereavement leave

In an HR context, life events are typically thought of as they apply to health coverage benefit changes. Major life events like marriage, birth of a child, divorce, or adoption can all impact an employee’s eligibility for benefits. They can also impact and change an employee’s life in big ways.

When we think about communication regarding life events at Pyn, we’ve expanded upon the “major life events” definition as it stands regarding eligibility status. Life events encompasses birthdays, anniversaries, leaves of absence, parental leave, and bereavement leave.

These milestones can be moments of change for employees, and they’re often times of natural reflection. Communication with employees during life events is a great way to offer support and celebration when appropriate.

Below you’ll find employee communication for birthdays, anniversaries, leaves of absence, parental leave, and bereavement leave. Each section also contains information about that life event, and how you may want to customize your communication or support.

With Pyn, you can send communication regarding life events automatically. Birthday messages get sent based on HRIS data about your employees, returning parents (and their managers) are given week-by-week support after a simple set up.

In the Open Library, you can access all of Pyn’s employee communications for free. Check it out below.