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Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular? (2023)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2023). Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular?

Businesses have noticed a huge change in labour trends over the last couple of years with the ‘Great Resignation’ and Great Reshuffle. Businesses have noticed a huge change in labour trends over the last couple of years with the ‘Great Resignation’... Read More about Are returnships the answer to the current skills shortage? What are they and why are they popular?.

How HR can survive the tribunal jungle (2023)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2023). How HR can survive the tribunal jungle

Employment tribunals invoke trepidation throughout the HR profession due to the sometimes-unpredictable outcome of the judgment, where employers would often settle a case to bypass the costly nature and ambiguity of defending cases, even when the cla... Read More about How HR can survive the tribunal jungle.

Why has Musk’s tried and tested approach to cultural change failed so badly? (2022)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2022). Why has Musk’s tried and tested approach to cultural change failed so badly?

Elon Musk’s recent poll on Twitter is far from a cry for publicity, but a blueprint for the crisis he has created at the social media giant - replicating what he did at Tesla and SpaceX.

As transgender employees become more common, here’s how workplaces can welcome diversity (2022)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Baset, S. (2022). As transgender employees become more common, here’s how workplaces can welcome diversity

The process for applying for a gender recognition certificate in the UK has become easier and cheaper due to government changes in recent years. There has been a slow increase in the number of people applying as a result. It is also likely to... Read More about As transgender employees become more common, here’s how workplaces can welcome diversity.

As transgender employees become more common, here's how workplaces can welcome diversity (2022)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Baset, S. (2022). As transgender employees become more common, here's how workplaces can welcome diversity

The process for applying for a gender recognition certificate in the UK has become easier and cheaper due to government changes in recent years. There has been a slow increase in the the number of people applying as a result.

Quiet quitting is a new name for an old method of industrial action (2022)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2022). Quiet quitting is a new name for an old method of industrial action

The average UK worker now carries out approximately 22 days’ worth of overtime a year. Meanwhile, inflation is at a 40-year high of 10.1%, and real pay is dropping 2.8% – the fastest decline since records began in 2001. In response, the trend of “q... Read More about Quiet quitting is a new name for an old method of industrial action.

P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move of sacking 800 crew to then replace them with agency staff (2022)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2022). P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move of sacking 800 crew to then replace them with agency staff

P&O Ferries have sacked all 800 crew on Thursday afternoon with “effective immediately” and all staff will be served with severance packages. P&O Ferries said all services will be cancelled for the next few days as the business is “not viable” in... Read More about P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move of sacking 800 crew to then replace them with agency staff.

Vaccines and voluntarism in the workplace (2022)
Journal Article
Wood, S., & Lord, J. (2022). Vaccines and voluntarism in the workplace

Mandatory vaccines are not a new concept with proof of immunisation (to travel) dates back to 1796. This article looks at how mandatory vaccines have been implemented in the workplace and how the Covid-19 pandemic has tested both the government and... Read More about Vaccines and voluntarism in the workplace.

The ‘Great Resignation’ and how it can be turned into the ‘Great Reshuffle’ (2022)
Journal Article
Cook, J., & Lord, J. (2022). The ‘Great Resignation’ and how it can be turned into the ‘Great Reshuffle’. Business leader (Online),

In this guest article, Dr. Jonathan Lord, HR expert from the University of Salford Business School, discusses how the ‘Great Resignation’ can be turned into the ‘Great Reshuffle’. The Great Resignation’ does not necessarily mean businesses simply... Read More about The ‘Great Resignation’ and how it can be turned into the ‘Great Reshuffle’.

Sickness and unvaccinated staff : how is it impacting the UK workforce? (2022)
Journal Article
Cotton, B., & Lord, J. (2022). Sickness and unvaccinated staff : how is it impacting the UK workforce?. Business leader (Online),

Dr Jonathan Lord, HR expert at the University of Salford Business School shares his thoughts on UK firms cutting sick pay for unvaccinated workers.

Balancing employer and employee expectations when returning to work (2020)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2020). Balancing employer and employee expectations when returning to work

As shops and office begin to reopen and employees return to their workplaces after weeks and months working from home, how can employers make the transition as smooth as possible?

Returning to work after long-term sick leave (2020)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2020). Returning to work after long-term sick leave

When an employee is off work due to long-term sick leave, lasting four weeks or more, they can face increased difficulties getting back into the routine of work and their normal way of life. These difficulties are varied and will depend on the nature... Read More about Returning to work after long-term sick leave.

Lack of recognition is biggest barrier to engagement for UK workers (2020)
Journal Article
Ballard, M., & Lord, J. (2020). Lack of recognition is biggest barrier to engagement for UK workers

A lack of employee recognition for their contributions is the single biggest factor for British people feeling disengaged at work, according to Achievers.

Coronavirus and long term lockdown – How HR need to be proactive and not panic (2020)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Fenton, A. (2020). Coronavirus and long term lockdown – How HR need to be proactive and not panic

As the nationwide lockdown is extended, and uncertainty surrounding when it will end, a HR expert and digital transformation expert from the University of Salford Business School give their top tips for HR teams when supporting their staff with long... Read More about Coronavirus and long term lockdown – How HR need to be proactive and not panic.

The ‘Goodwork Plan’ is here : is it good enough? (2020)
Journal Article
Lord, J. (2020). The ‘Goodwork Plan’ is here : is it good enough?

The right to disconnect from the workplace (2019)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Fenton, A. (2019). The right to disconnect from the workplace

How to manage a micro-manager
Journal Article
Lord, J. (in press). How to manage a micro-manager

We all know of one in the workplace- a manager who has to double-check your work and refuses to delegate work to you. In other words, a micro-manager. The very term sends shudders of dread down an employee’s spine. What impact can a micro-manager hav... Read More about How to manage a micro-manager.

Managing conflict at work
Journal Article
Lord, J. (in press). Managing conflict at work

Conflict in the workplace is not something that employees relish and it often places the manager in a difficult position when they have to manage conflict between team members. How can a manager best address conflict between team members? What are th... Read More about Managing conflict at work.