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 Why Do Employees Come to Work When Ill? An investigation into sickness presence in the workplace
Authors: Katherine Ashby and Michelle Mahdon
Date: April 2010
One of the UK’s first studies to investigate the links between sickness presence and individual performance could also help reduce sickness absence.
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The Business Case for Employees' Health and Wellbeing
Authors: Stephen Bevan
Date: February 2010
A report prepared for Investors in People UK.
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 Is Knowledge Work Better For Us? Knowledge workers, good work and wellbeing
Authors: Michelle Mahdon, Rebecca Fauth, Ian Brinkley and Sotiria Theodopoulou
Date: February 2010
Drawing on the findings of our Knowledge Workers survey, this report asks if knowledge work is good work and therefore better for our health & wellbeing.
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 Spondyloarthropathy and Work: A review of UK evidence
Authors: Stephen Bevan
Date: February 2010
People of working age with long-term or chronic conditions deserve to be supported to participate in the labour market.
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 The Landscape of Tough Times
Authors: Will Hutton
Date: December 2009
In this essay, Will Hutton captures the challenges that UK businesses now face, outlining the conditions for future success.
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 The Road to Recovery: Getting Britain back to work
Authors: David Coats, Ian Brinkley, Naomi Clayton and Sebastian Hung
Date: November 2009
On the eve of the Pre- Budget report, this paper urges the government to tackle youth unemployment and outlines the specific measures it should adopt.
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 Good Jobs
Authors: Susannah Constable, David Coats, Stephen Bevan, Michelle Mahdon
Date: November 2009
Employers believe ‘good jobs’ are linked to success: according to the survey in this report, employers want new government policies to encourage the creation of ‘good jobs’.
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 Fit for Work? Musculoskeletal Disorders in the European Workforce
Authors: Stephen Bevan, Tatiana Quadrello, Robin McGee, Michelle Mahdon, Anna Vavrovsky, Leela Barham
Date: September 2009
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for 49% of workplace absences. This report is the culmination of a major study across 25 countries in the EU and beyond. It examines the causes of MSDs and assesses what can be done to reduce their devastating impact.
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 Quality people management for quality outcomes:
Authors: Alexandra Albert, Jane Sullivan and Wilson Wong
Date: August 2009
Sector: HR
This report provides a succinct but thorough survey of existing evidence on managing people at work and a practical analysis of the gaps – a synthesis of what is already understood but also an outline of what The Future of HR's major new research project is now tasked with finding out.
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 A Boost for Britain: The case for activist fiscal policy
Authors: David Coats, Ian Brinkley, Naomi Clayton, Matteo Razzanelli
Date: April 2009
In a paper ahead of the budget, The Work Foundation argues that affordable fiscal activism is necessary to reduce the growing threat of mass unemployment.
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