Heather has 3 decades of expertise helping 1000’s of people to manage work after injury and illness. Having started in occupational health in manufacturing and heavy engineering, Heather has worked with a wide variety of businesses from slate mines to supermarkets, chocolate makers to high paced warehouses. In addition to being part of HR and H&S departments, she has worked with personal injury cases, workplace accident claims and group income protection services.
During her career she has designed and led award winning return to work services including 3 national awards for the impact on sickness absence, including demonstrating a return on investment of £5 for every £1 spent, saving the employer over £244,000.00
Sickness absence is a multifactoral problem (biological, psychological and social in it’s causes and impact) at the dark end of the employee wellbeing continuum. Costs escalate rapidly and the best laid plans unravel when key staff are out of action.
With her unique “Resilient Business Roadmap” Heather takes a strategic approach to protect businesses against failure from key person sickness absence, effectively managing inevitable sickness that comes with being human and ensuring a support system is in place to enable people to return to work or exit the business.
Heather works with businesses of all sizes and with owners and leaders who need personalised support navigating their health and work.
