Can Well-being Labour Backfire? Plus: The Lonely Worker

What's Well & Good at Work · Jul 22, 2026 · 10m · transcript

New workplace wellbeing work asks when support becomes surveillance, why supervisor value fit matters for lonely employees, and how small firms can handle conflict informally.

Covers 2026-07-15 to 2026-07-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.

What's Well & Good at Work explores research on workplace wellbeing, mental health, burnout, engagement, safety, and the policies that shape healthier working lives.

Episode covers 2026-07-15 – 2026-07-22.

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