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A world of pure industrial relations (2024)
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Lord, J. (in press). A world of pure industrial relations

How Cadbury, founded in 1824 by John Cadbury in Birmingham, led the way in Employee welfare

All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024 (2024)
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Lord, J. All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024

There are a number of employment law changes coming into effect on 6 April 2024 that will impact SMEs the most. These modifications to employment law will profoundly influence the daily functions of businesses, especially during a period when SMEs fa... Read More about All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024.

Should whistleblowers be paid? (2024)
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Lord, J. Should whistleblowers be paid?

Whistleblowing reports are on the rise, and employers are being called out, both for substandard disclosure channels and for not taking concerns seriously.

The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business? (2024)
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Lord, J. The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business?

The UK government is proposing to reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims

Could your accent be holding you back? (2024)
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Palmer, K., & Lord, J. Could your accent be holding you back?

Accent has traditionally been seen as a signal of socioeconomic status and a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, although it is not a protected characteristic like gender, race, age, sexuality and many others under... Read More about Could your accent be holding you back?.

Should UK companies have employees on their boards? (2024)
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Cook, J. (in press). Should UK companies have employees on their boards?

Workers should be placed on company boards to “inject some much-needed common sense into boardrooms,” says Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business (2023)
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Lord, J. (in press). Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business

More than 4 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the UK in 2023. This is more than at any point since 1989 and around nine times more than the yearly average of 450,000 days in the 2010s. This is level of activity is particu... Read More about Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business.

How can organisations cure a toxic workplace culture? (2023)
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Lord, J. (2023). How can organisations cure a toxic workplace culture?. [Website]

How businesses can help prevent male suicide (2023)
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Lord, J. (2023). How businesses can help prevent male suicide. [Website]

How businesses can help prevent male suicide (2023)
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Lord, J. (in press). How businesses can help prevent male suicide. [Elite Business]

According to the World Health Organisation over 700,000 people take their own life each year. In the UK 115 people die by suicide every week with 75% of those deaths being male (ONS) and those males aged 45-49 having the highest suicide rate (Samarit... Read More about How businesses can help prevent male suicide.