Incapacity benefit was a lifeline after my accident – would I be so lucky now?

Tim Rushby-Smith: The cuts get personal: Welfare helped me rebuild my future after a spinal cord injury

Job prospects linked to low birth weight and childhood illness, study says

Research finds those at top of career healthier as infants while lower birth weight could mean smaller paycheck

These work capability assessments are a farce

Sue Marsh: So, politicians designed an incapacity benefits system in which virtually nobody qualifies for help. How can that be justified?

Can pomegranate juice lower stress levels at work?

A new study shows 'a significant reduction in the level of stress' with 500ml of daily pomegranate. What else would help?

Fit for work? You’d better be

With workloads and retirement age increasing, employers have never taken greater interest in their staff's health and wellbeing

Fathers are happier when doing more housework, says study

Report also found men who spend more time with their children and work similar hours to partners are less stressed

Equality Act – a health warning for the sick and disabled

The Equality Act brings the UK in line with its competitors, but may not be much good to jobseekers who are disabled or suffering from a medical condition

How do you rank on personal hygiene?

Nothing turns off potential bosses like bad habits, a survey shows. But are they any better themselves?

This column will change your life: The Protestant work ethic

No pain, no gain? Not if you want to get some real work done, says Oliver Burkeman

This column will change your life: Just the job

Living to work? Working to live? Oliver Burkeman suggests an alternative