This special issue of Economic and Industrial Democracy is dedicated to the contributions that Professor Magnus Sverke has made (to date) to Swedish and international research on working life. The timing of the special issue coincides with Professor Sverke approaching ‘normative’ retirement age, even if we do not know when he will officially retire. As has been shown in a wealth of earlier studies, the timing of retirement can be expected to be subject to complex decision making that may change over time (Sousa-Ribeiro et al., 2021). With this uncertainty regarding the timing of Magnus’s actual retirement, we take the opportunity to highlight and celebrate his many achievements and contributions to research and practice in work and organizational psychology in 2025. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Magnus’s receiving his PhD in psychology, in 1995 – another good reason to take stock. Since Magnus is still actively conducting and publishing research and is expected to extend his career for a number of years, this special issue is a celebration of Magnus’s career so far.