Developing the concept of leaveism: From presenteeism/absence to an emergent and expanding domain of employment?
Journal Article
Richards, J., Ellis, V., Canduela, J., Pustelnikovaite, T., & Saxena, S. (in press)
Developing the concept of leaveism: From presenteeism/absence to an emergent and expanding domain of employment?. Human Resource Management Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12452
The changing nature of employment has led to increased awareness of leaveism, a practice involving employees using allocated time off when unwell, taking work home, and pickin...
Organising to beat the Trade Union Act 2016’s voting thresholds: a case study of organising and tactics from the University and College Union
Journal Article
Richards, J., & Ellis, V. (in press)
Organising to beat the Trade Union Act 2016’s voting thresholds: a case study of organising and tactics from the University and College Union. Personnel Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-10-2020-0756
Purpose: The paper responds to calls for ‘best practice’ on how trade unions may respond to member voting threshold requirements of the Trade Union Act 2016 (the Act). A broad...
‘Greed is (not) good’ the causes and consequences of the financial crisis
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Ellis, V. (2011)
‘Greed is (not) good’ the causes and consequences of the financial crisis. Work, Employment and Society, 25(1), 163-169. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010389245
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Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis
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Ellis, V., & Taylor, M. (2010)
Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis. Work, Employment and Society, 24(4), 803-812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010380649
This article presents a first hand account of the financial crisis by ‘Margaret Taylor’, a union activist within HBOS. Overviewing more than twenty years’ experience in the se...
Book Review: Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson and Rifchard Hall, New Technology@Work, Basingstoke: Taylor and Francis, 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-4152-6897-4
Journal Article
Ellis, V. (2009)
Book Review: Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson and Rifchard Hall, New Technology@Work, Basingstoke: Taylor and Francis, 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-4152-6897-4. Work, Employment and Society, 23(4), 809-810
No abstract available