"Much of the success of GRiD as an industry body is the breadth and depth of its membership. The positive influences work in both directions."
- Colin Fitzgerald - GRiD
GRiD, the industry body for group risk, has announced the addition of Work Health Experts to its membership.
Work Health Experts aims to build health literacy and leadership capability to help employers improve workforce health. This is designed to enable businesses to identify health issues earlier, support employees more effectively and maximise the impact of their health and wellbeing investment.
GRiD says that it shares the belief with Work Health Experts that better outcomes come from acting earlier and has long promoted the benefits of group risk in using early intervention to reduce long-term absences by providing preventative health measures, vocational rehabilitation, and mental health support.
"We help reduce risk at source by building leadership capability, improving health literacy and strengthening communication so issues are recognised and addressed sooner," Siera Torontow, managing director and co-founder of Work Health Experts, said.
"Membership of GRiD gives Work Health Experts the opportunity to work alongside the insurers, advisers and industry leaders, bringing prevention and education higher up the agenda."
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Colin Fitzgerald, chair of GRiD, added: "Much of the success of GRiD as an industry body is the breadth and depth of its membership. The positive influences work in both directions. It is great to have a strong membership of people and companies directly working in group risk, alongside the perspective and input we receive from our diverse array of partners.
"We are, therefore, very happy to welcome Work Health Experts and look forward to the voice they will be able to add in terms of early intervention and prevention."
