Zofia Bajorek is a Senior Research Fellow at IES, UK. Her main interests include the role of line managers and the development of the employment relationship, the management of the psychological contract, the temporary and flexible workforce, and the health and wellbeing of the workforce, including the promotion of good work practices.

Stephen Bevan has almost 40 years of experience in the field of HR research, with specialist expertise in workforce wellbeing, performance and productivity. At both IES and in his previous role at Director of Research at The Work Foundation, he has led a large number of projects for public and private sector organisations both in the UK and internationally and has advised governments on policy issues in several EU member states.

Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the immediate past President of the CIPD, President of the Institute of Welfare, Founding President of the British Academy of Management, and former Chair of the Sunningdale Institute in the Cabinet Office/National School of Government. He also served as Chair of the Global Agenda Council on chronic diseases and mental health of the World Economic Forum and was the lead scientist on the UK Government's Foresight programme on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. He is also the co-author of Well-being, 2nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Why is line management important?.- Chapter 3: Line managers at the sharp end of HR delivery.- Chapter 4: Line Managers and Wellbeing at Work.- Chapter 5: Line manager wellbeing - Are they being squeezed too much?.- Chapter 6: Line Management in the Post-Pandemic Workplace.- Chapter 7: Line Management Pipeline.- Chapter 8 - Line Management 2040.- Chapter 9: How to be the line manager you never had.