1 January 2006

Publication of “Is Work Good for Health and Well-being?”, claims to provide evidence that work is good for health, which will be used by government to justify pressuring disabled people into work.

What: The paper, by Gordon Waddell and Kim Burton, is based on the argument that work is good for your physical and mental health. 

Why significant: Provides ‘evidence’ for present and future governments to justify pushing disabled people into work.