‘Greed is (not) good’ the causes and consequences of the financial crisis
Journal Article
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
No abstract available.
Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis
Journal Article
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
Profit before people: Workers' experiences of privatisation at British Gas and NS&I
Presentation / Conference
Ellis, V., & Smith, A. (2009, April)
Profit before people: Workers' experiences of privatisation at British Gas and NS&I. Paper presented at 27th International Labour Process Conference, Edinburgh
No abstract available.
'Creating, Connecting and Correcting: Motivations and Meanings of Work Blogging Amongst Public Service Workers
Book
Ellis, V., & Richards, J. (2009)
'Creating, Connecting and Correcting: Motivations and Meanings of Work Blogging Amongst Public Service Workers. In S. C. Bolton (Ed.), Work Matters, 250-268. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
No abstract available.
Satire and shop-talk: The purpose and importance of sounding off in cyberspace
Presentation / Conference
Richards, J., & Ellis, V. (2008, March)
Satire and shop-talk: The purpose and importance of sounding off in cyberspace. Paper presented at International Labour Process Conference, Dublin
No abstract available.
From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas
Thesis
Ellis, V. From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas. (Thesis)
University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1203160
Despite their continuing importance to the UK economy and their employment of significant numbers of workers from a range of professions, the utilities have received scant att...
'(Not working) nine-to-five, what a way to make a living': The impact of flexible work practices on call centre workers'
Presentation / Conference
Ellis, V., & Barnes, A. (2007, April)
'(Not working) nine-to-five, what a way to make a living': The impact of flexible work practices on call centre workers'. Paper presented at 25th International Labour Process Conference, Amsterdam
No abstract available.
'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres'
Book
Taylor, P., Baldry, C., Bain, P., & Ellis, V. (2006)
'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres'. In H. Beynon, & T. Nichols (Eds.), Patterns of Work in the Post Fordist Era, 208-231. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
No abstract available.
You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre
Presentation / Conference
Ellis, V., & Taylor, P. (2005, March)
You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre. Paper presented at 21st International Labour Process Conference, Glasgow
This paper locates the emergence of call centres within the broader political economy. We demonstrate how British Gas responded to privatisation, restrictive regulation and th...