Firstly, I wanted to continue my professional career advising on health-related risk in the workplace. Over time, this has developed into more specific work on managing employee disability with particular reference to legislation relating to equality.
Secondly, my experience as to how disabled people have been treated in the past has led me to work very closely with charities operating in this area. These have included Disability Rights UK (where I have served as a director), the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers and the National Aids Trust.
Employment plays an incredibly important role in our health, both physical and mental. It is also an important contributor to our personal identity and can bring with it, as well as remuneration, friendships, camaraderie, personal satisfaction, recognition and pride.
I was interested to discover that this was something Dr Johnson noted way back in the late 18th century when he declared
‘The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment’.
“Inclusion and fairness matter to John Gillman. I have seen this first-hand in the work we have done together promoting the needs of disabled people. If John commits to something paid or pro-bono, he gives 110 percent. He is a skilled negotiator, a passionate advocate, and a brilliant networker.”
Dr Phil Friend OBE FRSA, Chair, The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
“As a Director of our charity’s trading company, John has shared his expertise and time generously and very effectively. He has supported senior staff to develop our business, directly supported some projects and helped shape strategy for the future. He quickly identified how he could add value and his contribution has been highly valued by the charity.”
Dr Liz Sayce OBE FRSA, former Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK
“John and his colleague carried out an in-depth review of many aspects of our interactions with disabled people including our training schemes, recruitment and accessibility strategies. Their report was incredibly useful and has informed much of our thinking in this area ever since.”
Public Sector Risk Manager
“John brought combined and complementary skills in both disability rights and employee benefit programmes which enabled us to launch a disability policy for our staff that really exceeded our expectations.”
Finance Director, large membership-based organisation
“John’s experience and contacts in the Health Risk Consulting environment have proved an exceptional asset to the Board of the Health Claims Bureau Group. He is the consummate professional, and a pleasure to work with”.
Jim Harris, Chairman and MD, Health Claims Bureau
Both myself, and the people I work with, are incredibly committed to helping clients with the challenges they face with regard to employee health and the risks they encounter if things go wrong.
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