British Universities Industrial Relations Association Scotland and Work, Employment & Organisation Event - ‘Workers’ Experiences of Working from Home during the Covid-19 Pandemic – Liberation or Incarceration?’Professor Abigail Marks (Newcastle University Business School) and Dave Moxham (STUC Glasgow)

Event Date: 6 October 2021

Speakers: Professor Abigail Marks (Newcastle University Business School) and Dave Moxham (STUC Glasgow)

Organised by: Professor Phil Taylor and Dr Stewart Johnstone

Time:14:00 - 16:00

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This extended seminar is being organised by British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) Scotland and by the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation at the University of Strathclyde as part of its seminar programme. Both Professor Phil Taylor (University of Strathclyde) and Professor Abigail Marks (University of Newcastle) will be presenting findings and discussion the implications, both theoretically and in terms of policy, from their respective major research projects on the experiences of working from home which commenced in 2020 and are ongoing. In addition, Dave Moxham from the Scottish Trades Union Congress will contribute a perspective based on the experiences of trade unions and trade unionists in Scotland. The seminar will also feature contributions by PhD students in the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, whose researches have been impacted by Covid-19 and who have had to re-orient their fieldwork to take account of these novel conditions.

Published: 21 September 2021