Research Republic

In a recent speech to parliament by Dr. Howard Stoate, Labour MP for Dartford, entitled 'Men's Health at Work', research conducted by Research Republic in collaboration with the Work Foundation was cited. Dr. Stoate argued that the qualities of good work established by the report, have a "direct and quantifiable" effect on "health, life expectancy and life chances". Such work, he outlined, is characterised by lack of monotony and repetition, autonomy and discretion over tasks, a fair balance between effort and reward; and good workplace relationships, as the report suggested. He went on to assert that it was particularly important in the economic downturn to invest in people, through encouraging innovation in "job enrichment, empowerment initiatives aimed at enhancing autonomy, and new forms of work organisation".