Stephen Bevan

BSc, PGCE

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Principal Associate

stephen.bevan@employment-studies.co.uk

+44(0)1273 763 424

Stephen has conducted research and consultancy on high-performance work practices, employee reward strategy, performance management, staff engagement and retention, and 'good work'. He has a special interest in workforce health and wellbeing, having led a number of national and international projects focusing on workforce health and the impact of chronic illness on productivity and social inclusion. He is the Project Director of a major impact evaluation project for the Work and Health Joint Unit which is tracking the progress of health-led trials for people with mental health and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Stephen is an adviser to a number of UK government departments and has advised employers and policymakers in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australasia and North America. He has received a special award from GAMIAN-Europe for his contribution to the field of mental health and employment and is a reviewer for several academic journals, including The Lancet. Stephen is a regular columnist for HR Magazine, a judge at the Global Healthy Workplace Awards and an adviser the government’s Mental Health and Employment Review. He is a Board Member of the European HR Director’s Circle and a member of the Britain’s Healthiest Company expert advisory group. Stephen has appeared in HR Magazine's list of Most Influential HR Thinker for the past ten years. He has been an honorary professor at Lancaster University Management School since 2010.

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CV details

Research publications

Articles and chapters

Conference appearances

Worklessness due to ill health, Bevan S, SOM webinar, October 2022
Return to work research, policy & practice challenges for the next decade, Bevan S, International Forum on Disability Management, Sep 2022
Returning to work after cancer: Lessons for HR and OH Professionals , Bevan S, At Work Partnership 'Workplace Health 2022'
Good Work and Good Health - What the Evidence Tells Us, Stephen Bevan, Keep Thriving: Wellbeing Conference, February 2022
Obesity in the Workplace, Bevan S, C3 Collaborating for Health, October 2021
Wage Effects & Employment Discrimination, Bevan S, The Association for the Study of Obesity (AS0), September 2021
Good Work, Good Health: Securing Our Future, Stephen Bevan, Public Health Wales, July 2021
Will the future of work after lockdown be flexible , Bevan S, Work After Lockdown, June 2021
Health and Work: Healthy Ageing Webinar , Bevan S, Centre for Ageing Better, June 2021
20 Million Reasons to Discuss Life After Cancer: Establishing a European Survivorship Day, Stephen Bevan, European Cancer Patient Coalition, July 2021
Covid-19 and musculoskeletal Heath , Bevan S, Annual Conference of the British Rheumatology Society, April 2021
Cancer survivors at work - the unspoken truth, Bevan S, Health and Wellbeing at Work conference, March 2021
Covid-19 and the implications for employee mental health , Bevan S, Scottish Enterprise, March 2021
Managing job insecurity and creating better quality work, Bevan S, PHE / SOM, February 2021
Labour is not a commodity , Bevan S, ADAPT Conference, ADAPT, Bergamo, Italy, November 2019
Recommendations for SMEs and Impact of Technology on Occupational Health, Bevan S, 6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit, Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces [Online], October 2018
Mental health at work, Bevan S, Tartu Healthcare College workshop on mental health and employment, Tartu Healthcare College, Tartu, Estonia, September 2018
Workforce health, Bevan S, 6th Global Healthy Workplace Awards, Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces, Bergamo, Italy, September 2018
Workplace health and wellbeing: Where is the ROI?, Bevan S, AIA Regional Employee Benefits Conference 2018, AIA Group, Singapore, August 2018
Psychosocial health at work, Bevan S, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Annual Conference, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Nottingham, July 2018
Workplace mental health, Bevan S, Jockey Club TourHeart Project inaugural symposium on stepped care services and workplace mental health, Jockey Club TourHeart Project, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2018
HR, technology and the future of work, Bevan S, European HRD Circle, European HRD Circle, Berlin, Germany, June 2018
Improving wellbeing and resilience at work - what the evidence tells us, Bevan S, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health: National Health and Safety Conference, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Nottingham, June 2018
Future of work, Bevan S, GLC 10th HR Minds Digitalisation Conference, GLC, Vienna, Austria, June 2018
Discrimination in employment, Bevan S, European congress on obesity, European Association for the Study of Obesity (EOSO), Vienna, Austria, May 2018
Incentivising better health in the context of economic contribution to GDP, Bevan S, European Association for the Study of Obesity Annual Policy Conference, European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), Brussels, Belgium, May 2018
Chronic illness and employment, Bevan S, European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations awareness event, European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations, Valletta, Malta, May 2018
Developing an evidence based health and wellbeing strategy in the Home Office, Norbury H, Bevan S, Health and wellbeing at work conference 2018, Sterling Events, Birmingham, March 2018
The future of work and ethics in HR, Bevan S, Presentation to Greater Brighton Metropolitan College students, Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, Brighton, January 2018
Dementia-friendly workplaces, Bevan S, University of Salford OneCPD workplace health and wellbeing conference 2017, University of Salford, Salford, November 2017
Why psychosocial risk must be a bigger OSH priority, Bevan S, European Health and Safety Management Forum, GLC Europe, Berlin, Germany, September 2017
Judge, Bevan S, 5th Global Healthy Workplace Awards, Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces, Singapore, September 2017
How policymakers can help those with chronic pain thrive at work , Bevan S, Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) 2017 Symposium, Social Impact of Pain, Valletta, Malta, June 2017
Fibromyalgia and employment, Bevan S, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, April 2017
Chair of judging panel, Bevan S, Good Practice Exchange Event and Award Ceremony, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), Brussels, March 2017
Sorting your staff sickness struggles, Bevan S, Spotlight Webinar, BrightHR, London, March 2017
Good Work and Good Health - Top Tips for Employers, Bevan S, Health at Work Best Place to Work: Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference 2017, Sterling Events, Birmingham, March 2017
WorkLife podcast, Bevan S, WorkLife Hub Podcast, WorkLife Hub, Soundcloud, December 2016
Balancing incentives, regulation and reflective bargaining, Bevan S, Job quality and mental health, OECD, Paris, France, November 2016
Best practice in employee wellbeing, Bevan S, Spotlight Session, Work & Well-Being, London, November 2016
The future of work and the issue of sustainability: Framing the issue, Bevan S, The future of work: A matter of sustainability, Adapt and University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy, November 2016
Health and work: The economic, political, legal and social consequences of ill-health in the workforce, Bevan S, PhD seminar on Health at Work, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy, November 2016
The true cost of absence, Bevan S, Workplace Health 2016, The @ Work Partnership, Warwickshire, October 2016
Workforce health strategies – the role of good work and digital health in employee well-being, Bevan S, Employee Benefits Live 2016 Conference, Employee Benefits, London, October 2016
Identifying the challenges and implementing the strategies, Bevan S, Contributor, Annual Conference: Health and work in a changing world, British Safety Council, London, October 2016
Fluctuating conditions in the workforce: organisational and individual roles and responsibilities, Bevan S, The Third Annual Work, Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016, University of Salford and the International Disability Management Standards Council UK, Salford, September 2016
Working futures: Rhetoric meets reality, Bevan S, presentation to the Board of Unum, Unum, London, July 2016
The strengths and weaknesses of health and work strategies in global companies, Bevan S, Workforce health in global businesses, Willis Towers Watson, London, July 2016
Interventions – evidence and options, Bevan S, Wellbeing at work, The At Work Partnership, London, July 2016
Workforce health as an asset, Bevan S, Health at work metrics, World Bank, Washington DC, USA, June 2016
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Work Productivity in Europe, Bevan S, Societal Impact of Pain 2016: Time for Action, Brussels, May 2016
Working Anywhere: Digital Disruption to the Idea that Work is a Place, Bevan S, 6th European HR Directors Circle Forum, Lisbon, May 2016
How Blue is the Thin Blue Line? - Police officers and mental health, Bevan S, Police Federation Annual Conference 2016, Police Federation, Bournemouth, May 2016
Overview of the current national policy and initiatives: What employers need to know, Bevan S, Health @ Work Summit, London, May 2016
Workforce health: what works and why?, Bevan S, Workforce health promotion, Cigna, London, May 2016
What Does 'Good Work' Look like in the 21st Century?, Bevan S, 2nd Aviation HR Conference, Ground Handling International, Lisbon, April 2016

Advisory roles and affiliations

Member of the AIA Institute (Hong Kong) expert advisory board on workplace health (2017 - 2020)
Member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and employment (2017 - present)
Member of advisory panel for RAND study on health and wellbeing interventions available to employers (2017 - 2018)
Adviser to the Prime Minister's review of mental health and employment (2017 - present)
Member of the Department for Work and Pensions green paper expert advisory group (2016 - present)
Member of the European Brain Council, mental health and employment advisory group (2016 - present)
Member of Dame Carol Black's expert panel for her review on behalf of the Prime Minister of employment interventions to support people with drug and alcohol addiction and obesity (2015 - 2016)
Judge at The Global Healthy Workplaces Awards (2014 - present)
Member of the Britain's Healthiest Company expert advisory group (2014 - present)
Board member of the European HR Director's Circle (2014 - present)
Member of the European Parliament Special Interests Groups on both mental health and musculoskeletal disorders (2014 - present)
Peer reviewer of The Lancet (2014 - present)