High performance, good work and productivity
This paper examines the concept of ‘good work’ and discusses its role in supporting improvements in employee engagement, wellbeing, performance and productivity.

Professor Stephen Bevan
28 May 2012

Good Work and Our Times: Report of the Good Work Commission
This report from the Good Work Commission explores what makes ‘good work’ and how we can create more of it. It is based on two key assets: the great breadth of experience and views of the Commissioners and the considerable body of research produced by The Work Foundation over the past decade.

Lucy Parker and Stephen Bevan
02 July 2011

58% of employees ‘not bothered’ about work – should we be alarmed?
According to the latest CIPD Employee Outlook survey, 58% of UK employees are simply ‘not bothered’ about their work. But should this be cause for concern? The answer depends on what perspective we take on the increasingly popular issue of engagement. It could even be that this figure offers a source of hope for employers who are increasingly having to do more with fewer resources.

Lucie Zernerova
27 July 2012

Can the European social model help firms recover?
How often do HR professionals in the UK get asked to brief their senior teams about the impact of the European social model on their business? Unless they have operations in the EU, or have European Works Councils, my guess would be not very often.

Prof Stephen Bevan
30 May 2012

Key lessons from the Good Work Commission
Ksenia Zheltoukhova, reseacher at the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at The Work Foundation, discusses the key findings from the Good Work Commission.

Ksenia Zheltoukhova
11 January 2012