Tish Gibbons
20092021

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Biography

Tish currently teaches employment relations and HRM skills on both the Higher Certificate and BA programmes. She is a member of the KBS Research Ethics Committee and recently appointed a University Advocate.  External examinerships include the University of York and the Atlantic Technological University. Current research projects focus on union organising in care platforms and the domestic work sector. Following a lengthy career as a trade union organiser and educator, her research interests continue to be industrial relations, specifically trade union recognition, labour law and labour history.  She is currently a ICTU nominee to the Board of Skillnet and recently appointed to its Evaluation and Monitoring Committee.  In addition, Tish is collaborating with Eurofound on the drafting of the overview report of the Agriculture Representativeness study for EU social partners. 

Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities