All Outputs (60)

The Healing Process : A no blame approach to resolving workplace disputes (2025)
Report

Research consistently shows the damaging impact and cost of workplace bullying and harassment. We know that the fear of retaliation, job losses and doubts about resolution deter people from reporting wrongdoing at work. While workers can approach an... Read More about The Healing Process : A no blame approach to resolving workplace disputes.

An investigation into the effects of external factors on employee engagement in the Nigerian hotel sector (a study of selected hotels) (2025)
Thesis

This study investigates the extent to which government policies and labour union activities affect employee engagement from the perspective of front-line employees in the Nigerian hotel sector. The research employed a qualitative case study methodolo... Read More about An investigation into the effects of external factors on employee engagement in the Nigerian hotel sector (a study of selected hotels).

Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes (2024)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Morris, A. (2024). Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes. #Journal not on list, 11(12), 28-42

This study’s investigation into micro and small business (MSB) project planning was prompted by a serious Australian project management failure due to a mobile home being dropped on two homes during a crane lift because of the inadequate planning and... Read More about Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes.

A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Disadvantaged students have underperformed in comparison to non-disadvantaged students,1 with the COVID-19 pandemic further widening this disparity.2 The case study in this paper (the multi-academy trust) therefore wanted to bridge the attainment gap... Read More about A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis.

Workers’ protection or business burden? The UK Employment Rights Bill (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). Workers’ protection or business burden? The UK Employment Rights Bill

On 10 October 2024, the UK government unveiled the Employment Rights Bill, which introduced significant reforms aimed at enhancing worker protections

How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing. Colchester

Whistleblowing in the UK is governed primarily by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) this law provides protection to workers who “blow the whistle” on wrongdoing within their organisation

How to navigate employee wage demands (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). How to navigate employee wage demands. Colchester

The latest government data from August 2024 shows that the average weekly wage in the UK, including bonuses, across all sectors in England and Wales, is £690 gross, which translates to an annual pre-tax salary of £35,880.

Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

A quota system to reserve jobs in the civil service for specific groups, including descendants of war veterans, became the achilles heel of Bangladesh’s authoritarian prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Weeks of unrest, which started as student-led protes... Read More about Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform.

Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas. The impact on staff culture and performance is likely to be big (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

Elon Musk recently announced that he was relocating the companies SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) from their current headquarters in California to Texas. The news has placed a spotlight on the rise in big tech shifting its operations to the Lone Star... Read More about Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas. The impact on staff culture and performance is likely to be big.

Can things only get better with Labour’s proposed changes to employment law? (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

The Labour Party's ‘Make Work Pay’ initiative outlines several significant changes to employment law aimed at improving the lives of working people in the UK

What young neurodivergent employees need to know about starting work — and how to get the right support (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

When Ernst & Young opened its first Neurodiverse Center for Excellence in Philadelphia in 2016, the professional services firm was hailed as a pioneering workplace. People from all over the US applied for the 15 roles advertised and headed to Dallas... Read More about What young neurodivergent employees need to know about starting work — and how to get the right support.

A world of pure industrial relations (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). A world of pure industrial relations. Colchester

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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business?

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

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

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

Could your accent be holding you back? (2024)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. (2023). How can organisations cure a toxic workplace culture?. [Website]