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Professor Stephen  Bevan

Professor Stephen Bevan

Director, Centre for Workforce Effectiveness

Email: shutchings@theworkfoundation.com

Telephone: 020 7976 3516


Stephen is Director of the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at The Work Foundation and an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University. 

He joined The Work Foundation in 2002 as Director of Research from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES). 

Stephen has carried out research and policy work for the No 10 Policy Unit, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, the Department of Health, the Department for Work and Pensions and the European Commission. He has also advised many blue-chip companies on aspects of HR strategy and practice. Stephen has conducted research on high-performance work practices, employee reward strategy, staff engagement and retention and Good Work.

He has written and spoken widely about The Work Foundation's research programmes, both in the UK and overseas, including the: 2009 Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Conference in Singapore; 2010 Pan-Hellenic Congress on Occupational Health & Safety; and the Swedish Almedalen in 2010.

He was also a co-author of the final report of the Good Work Commission in 2011.

Stephen is a member of the expert group supporting the government’s review of sickness absence, a member of the McLeod Review’s "guru" group and was an expert advisor to the Hutton Review of Fair Pay in the public sector.

Stephen is Founding President of the Fit for Work Europe Coalition, which promotes active policies to improve labour market participation among people with long-term health conditions. In 2010 he was named in the Top 10 most influential "HR thinkers" of the last five years by HR Magazine. He was Managing Director of The Work Foundation from 2008–2011.

Read his blog posts here.

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Related Reports

Budget 2013: An assessment from The Work Foundation
A reaction from our experts on different aspects of the 2013 Budget.

Ian Brinkley, Paul Sissons, Hiba Sameen, Neil Lee, Charles Levy, Prateek Sureka and Stephen Bevan
22 March 2013

Working with Schizophrenia: Pathways to employment, recovery and inclusion
Only 8% of people with schizophrenia are currently in employment. The report examines the impact of schizophrenia on an individual's ability to enter or remain in the labour market, outlining how such barriers can be addressed by policymakers, employers, healthcare professionals as well as those with the condition and their carers.

Professor Stephen Bevan, Dr Tyna Taskila, Karen Steadman, Jenny Gulliford, Rosemary Thomas and Andreea Moise
11 February 2013

Ready to Work? Meeting the employment and career aspirations of people with Multiple Sclerosis
Work lives of up to 100 000 people in the UK are cut 18 years short by multiple sclerosis. The report calls for a coordinated action to reduce the unnecessary burden of the condition on individuals’ lives and the UK economy.

Stephen Bevan, Ksenia Zheltoukova, Robin McGee, Laura Blazey
22 June 2011

Related Blogs

Is chasing GDP growth the only way to prosperity?
A review the seminar at which Stephen was involved, organised by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) political grouping in the European Parliament.

Professor Stephen Bevan
12 April 2013

Can tax breaks for employers improve the health and productivity of the workforce?
A review of the impact that tax relief to employers – up to a limit of £500 per head - who help employees back to work after a period of absence.

Professor Stephen Bevan
20 March 2013

Related News

Government response to Sickness Absence Review welcomed but flawed
The government has today published its response to Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence.

Anna Kharbanda
17 January 2013

Bad jobs can be worse for our health than the experience of unemployment
The Work Foundation, ever since its earliest incarnation as the Boy’s Welfare Society in 1918, has always had a strong conviction that work can and should be an enriching and animating experience for everyone. In the last decade, we’ve been carrying out research on the economic and social consequences of the steady decline in job quality in the UK labour market. We have argued in favour of more Good Work because it helps drive labour productivity, employee engagement, physical and psychological health and well-being.

Professor Stephen Bevan
09 March 2012

Coalition Government sets cap on ‘excessive’ incomes
You could be forgiven for being unfamiliar with Section 953(b) of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In fact, if you are familiar with it, you really should get out more.

Prof Stephen Bevan
24 January 2012