Training and consultancy
Preparing your business to manage the impacts of cancer or life-threatening conditions in the workplace.
Join our expert-led WHYinwork Seminars, delivered by Counsellor Barbara Gonzalez, CEO Lucy Kitchener, and Business & Services Development Manager — and former service user — Claire Walker.
We Hear You (WHY) offers free and low-cost counselling for anyone affected or bereaved by cancer or other life-threatening conditions across Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, and Wiltshire. Every penny raised through WHYinwork goes straight back into funding this vital work.
Why attend?
Our remote and in-person seminars are designed for employers, managers, and HR professionals. They help you meet your legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, follow best practice, and make meaningful workplace adjustments. Plus, you’ll gain invaluable insights from our decades of experience supporting people through life-changing diagnoses.
Tailored support for your workplace
We also offer bespoke sessions shaped around your organisation’s needs — from building compassionate policies to helping you review and embed workplace changes that truly make a difference.
Our seminars
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Supporting Managers
2-hour online seminar. Focuses on equipping managers with the knowledge and skills to support employees, and the wider teams they manage, facing cancer or other serious health conditions.
£1650 per seminar (max 10 attendees)
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HR Strategies
2-hour online seminar for HR professionals on building workplace policies and support systems for employees facing serious health challenges.
£1650 per seminar (max 10 attendees)
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Preparing Your Workplace
A 3-hour online seminar for senior staff, offering guidance on effectively supporting employees affected by cancer and managing its wider impact in the workplace with confidence, compassion, and clarity.
