Stephen Bevan is Head of HR Research Development at the Institute for Employment Studies. He has previously been both Managing Director and Director of Research at The Work Foundation where he led a programme of applied research on workplace health, performance, reward, motivation and retention. He has conducted many UK and international research studies and advised employers and governments on both policy and practice. In 2016 he was designated the UK’s 2nd ‘Most Influential’ HR thinker by HR magazine and he has been an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University Management School since 2010. Ian Brinkley is currently an Associate of The Work Foundation and Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies. He was Interim Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute for Personal Development (CIPD) between 2016 and 2017. Prior to that he served at The Work Foundation from 2006 onwards, including as Director from 2010 to 2013 and Chief Economist from 2013 to 2016. He served at the Trades Union Congress between 1980 and 2006, where he was Head of the Economic and Social Affairs Department (2004–2006) and its Chief Economist (1996–2006). Dr Zofia Bajorek is the Lead Researcher of HR and Management at The Work Foundation, where she has worked for 4 years on a number of programmes including workplace health and wellbeing, employee engagement and the employment relationship. Prior to the, she was awarded a PhD in Management from KCL in 2013. Sir Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the ALLIANCE Manchester Business School, President of the British Academy of Management, President of the CIPD and was the Founding Chair of the Sunningdale Institute think tank in the National School of Government. He was the lead scientist on the Foresight project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing and has published over 125 books and many scholarly articles on organizational psychology and the workplace.
The world of work is changing - and those organizations who change with it will win. This book offers powerful practical insights into how you can harness these changes to future-proof your workplace. -- Ann Francke * CEO, Chartered Management Institute * The authors examine and provide valuable insight into policy thinking around the big-picture challenges facing the workforce today - productivity, labour markets, globalisation, automation, wellbeing, ethics, rewards and demographics. The book paints a picture of the enormous challenges ahead. -- Paul Sparrow * Emeritus Professor of International HRM, Lancaster University Management School * Gazing into the fog of the future of work is always dangerous. This book offers clarity. It busts myths which need busting - current productivity measures, and that migrants and robots are taking our jobs. It also offers solutions to the real issues - the need for better wellbeing in work, better management of work and a recollectivisation of the rewards from work. The outcome would be `good work' that contributes to both the economy and society. Read this book and smile. -- Professor Chris Warhurst * Director, Warwick Institute for Employment Research * This is a very reasoned and thought-provoking book, which is evidence-based and should be read by mangers, HR practitioners and academics. Current myths are debunked and a sensible insight into the future of work is presented. -- Robert Raeside * Director of the Employment Research Institute *