Health is a critical labour market determinant. Healthy people are more likely to be employed, have a good job and retire later, while people experiencing health issues or disabilities are more likely to see their labour market chances deteriorating, lose employment and struggle in finding a new job. The relationship between health and work is complex and bidirectional. While disability and health affect work, work can also affect health. The latter effect is multifarious; while a bad job can deteriorate health, moving from unemployment into good work can improve health. The COVID-19 crisis reinforced the critical links between health and work in various ways, including by showing how important it is to have effective systems in place for workers to self-isolate quickly while protecting their health, their jobs and their incomes.