Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Hello and welcome to the Department of Work and Employment Studies (WES). Established in 1994 as one of 4 constituent academic departments in the business School, WES’s scholarship in Personnel Management, Industrial Relations and Work Psychology extends back to the very foundation of the University in 1972. Today WES comprises 24 members of faculty and staff who are committed to excellence in teaching, research, service and community engagement. A values-driven Department, we champion decent, inclusive, and sustainable work and employment. In association with our colleagues here at the Kemmy Business School, we are committed to excellent and impactful teaching and to frontier research focused on major contemporary challenges. Our work addresses several sustainable development goals and with a particular focus on Healthy lives and Well-being (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4), Decent Work (Goal 8), Gender Equality and Inclusive Societies (Goals 5 & 10).
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Assessing the relationship between leadership styles and work engagement in remote working environments
Makowski, P., Palframan, J. & O'Hara, T., 8 Jun 2026, In: Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Care platforms : impacts and challengens from a trade union perspective
Murphy, C., Pais, I. & Gibbons, T., Jun 2026Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Critical Explorations of Media and Inequality
Ryan, M., Power, M. & Devereux, E., 2026, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Activities
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17th European Association of Occupational Health Psychology Conference
Michel, A. (Chair) & O'Shea, D. (Chair)
15 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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17th European Association of Occupational Health Psychology Conference
O'Shea, D. (Chair) & Michel, A. (Chair)
15 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Prizes
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Best Paper, Subtle but deadly Union avoidance through double-breasting among multinational companies
Lavelle, J. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Honorary award
Press/Media
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This charity bakes birthday cake for the homeless: ‘I get great satisfaction from giving back’
22/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Workplace Wellbeing: When good intentions at work miss the mark
24/04/26
1 item of Media coverage
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