People, Work and Employment Department

At the forefront of academic research, our team excels in the fields of people, work, and employment. Dedicated to producing groundbreaking work recognised for its international excellence, we aim to inform, develop, and engage academics, policymakers, and businesses worldwide.

We specialise in: regulation of employment and labour market change, trade union renewal, diversity and equality at work, work organisation and non-standard employment, training and skills, labour-management cooperation, industrial relations and performance, the future of work, restructuring and the policies and practices of human resource management (HRM).

Work and Employment Relations Divisional staff

Our research

The central objective of the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) is to contribute through high quality research, teaching and knowledge transfer to contemporary national and international debates around the changing dynamics and future of work, employment and labour markets. CERIC is home to researchers that produce analytically rigorous research of genuine relevance to policy and practitioner concerns.

Our teaching

Our Department provides students with a rich, research-informed learning experience that ensures innovative learning opportunities. Browse our study pages for courses in human resource management.

Undergraduate courses

Masters courses

Research degrees

We supervise many research students and have an established track record of producing new researchers in the area of work and employment relations: one Chair, one Associate Professor, two Senior Lecturers and a Research Fellow in our department are products of our doctoral programme. Other graduates of the programme have gone on to academic and policy positions in the UK and beyond. Read more about research degrees, or visit our CERIC Doctoral Academy.