Spirituality, Inc.? More Companies Hire Corporate Chaplains

Already estimated to number 4,000 in the United States, corporate chaplains are a new breed of counsellors slowly finding their way into Canadian workplaces. They are usually people with a strong Christian faith who also possess a background in social work or counselling.

Chaplains have long served in hospitals and the armed forces, but their arrival in the workplace is recent and, as a result, worries some employees that it may signal the entry of religion into the office.

"Especially when you start at a new company, people question what's going on ... they ask, 'Are you here to preach at me?' " Ms. Lavoie says.

"It takes a few weeks for them to see I'm not there to do anything except offer care and support," she says.

Keep reading.

Read more about corporate chaplains here and here.

Find out how to hire one here and here.

What do you think of corporate chaplains? Does religion and spirituality belong in the workplace?

Read the whole story here.