Dr Jonathan Lord's Outputs (57)

How redundancies can be delivered in a fair and compassionate way (2023)
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Lord, J. How redundancies can be delivered in a fair and compassionate way

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK economy has been extremely damaging with organisations still grappling with high inflation and record cost of living

How mindfulness can develop better leaders and happier employees (2023)
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Lord, J. (in press). How mindfulness can develop better leaders and happier employees

Over the last 30 years, mindfulness has become more and more popular due to its ability of bringing a certain quality of attention to moment-by-moment experience

Why diversity programmes fail: how can businesses solve this problem through inclusivity? (2023)
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Lord, J. Why diversity programmes fail: how can businesses solve this problem through inclusivity?

Diversity is possibly one of the biggest priorities for businesses of the last six decades, alongside quality, leadership and ethics.

The impact social dialogue can have on the introduction of digitalisation within the European not-for-profit sector (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Lord, J. (2023, June). The impact social dialogue can have on the introduction of digitalisation within the European not-for-profit sector. Paper presented at Labour Law Research Network 6 - 2023 Conference, Warsaw, Poland

Social dialogue is defined by the ILO to include all types of negotiation, consultation or simply exchange of information between, or among, representatives of governments, employers and workers, on issues of common interest relating to economic and... Read More about The impact social dialogue can have on the introduction of digitalisation within the European not-for-profit sector.

What’s next for Employment Law in the UK? (2023)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. What’s next for Employment Law in the UK?

Despite the United Kingdom officially leaving the European Union on the 31 January 2020, there was a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020 whereby EU laws and regulations still applied in the UK

The Worker Protection Bill: what is it and will employers have to employ ‘banter bouncers’? (2023)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. The Worker Protection Bill: what is it and will employers have to employ ‘banter bouncers’?

Despite discrimination legislation being in place for over 50 years, harassment in the workplace still remains a prominent issue

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.

The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance (2021)
Thesis
Baroun, A. (in press). The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance. (Thesis). University of Salford

There are many successful, expanding business organisations in Kuwait (Kipco, 2019). Business success does not only depend on the intelligence and hard work of the founder, but the whole workforce - from the lowest to the highest position in an organ... Read More about The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance.

The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector (2021)
Thesis
Sharpe, R. The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rapid technological advancement is impacting jobs and work resulting in digital skills being critical in the contemporary UK workforce (Riley et al., 2020). As such and by 2030, 20% of the labour market could be under skilled for their job requiremen... Read More about The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector.

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.