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  Costing Sickness Absence in the UK

  Bevan S, Hayday S | Sep 2001 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Despite growing concern over sickness absence, organisations appear fundamentally ill equipped to form a comprehensive view of their absence costs. The most usual method of estimation uses only the basic salary of the absent employee, and neglects other significant aspects such as salary oncosts, overtime, payments to replacement workers, and all management costs from both line management or HR functions. This applies even to 'leading edge' UK employers who have the most sophisticated information systems.

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  Work and Enterprise Panel 2

  Business Survey

  Cowling M (IES), Bevan S (Work Foundation) | Sep 2007 | Health and Safety Executive

  This report provided information on UK business attitudes, intentions and performance relating to health and safety in the workplace in 2007. In addition, it provided robust empirical evidence concerning linkages and impacts of health and safety strategy and expenditure on an array of hard and soft performance measures of intermediate and final business performance.

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  Unlocking employee productivity: The role of health and wellbeing in manufacturing

  May 2018 | EEF - The Manufacturers’ Organisation

  IES-authored report for EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation, and Westfield Health analyses the relationship between employee wellbeing and productivity in the manufacturing sector. The study offers guidance on how employee wellbeing activities can be aligned to business goals, based on a survey of over 100 employers and a review of the literature.

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  Cancer and employment survey

  Summary of key findings

  Bevan S, Wilson B | Feb 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies / Working with Cancer

  In this survey of over 1200 people living with cancer, we explore the factors which make a successful, sustainable and fulfilling return to work more likely, and consider the barriers which remain for those returning to work during or after treatment.

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  IES Working at Home Wellbeing Survey

  Interim Findings

  Bevan S, Mason B, Bajorek Z | Apr 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

  Preliminary results from the first COVID-19 homeworker wellbeing study, looking at how working from home for an extended period is affecting the UK workforce.

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  The dopamine dividend: in the mood for employee happiness?

  Bevan S | Nov 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper looks at why emotion and mood at work has become such a commodity and explores the science behind the explosion of mood tracking apps.

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  What Makes a Manager?

  Hirsh W, Bevan S | Nov 1987 | Institute of Manpower Studies

  This publication is no longer available.

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  Realistic expectations? The role of the line in people management

  IES event report: Mini-conference 21 May 2015

  Tamkin P, Snowden E, Callen A, Brannon D | Aug 2015 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The mini-conference in May was a very successful event, with lots of positive feedback from members. We have written a full account of the day’s events, covering each presentation in detail.

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  Webinar: Work After Lockdown

  Findings from the qualitative research with organisations and secondary data analysis

  Apr 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Event resources from the recent Work After Lockdown webinar.

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  Obesity stigma at work

  Improving inclusion and productivity

  Bajorek Z, Bevan S  | Nov 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report is the first output of the PURPOSE programme (Promoting Understanding and Research into Productivity, Obesity Stigma and Employment). The programme, funded by Novo Nordisk, focusses on improving national productivity levels via better employment and labour market outcomes for those living with overweight or obesity.