MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SOCIETY

Thursday 12 October 2000 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

HRM & Business Performance. What We Know but Cannot Explain - Yet

Professor John Purcell

School of Management, University of Bath

Thursday 23 November 2000, 6pm

Changing Industrial Relations: The Case of Jaguar Cars

Tony Jones

Director Human Resources, Jaguar Cars

Thursday 7 December 2000, 6pm

Stress at Work: Implications for Industrial Relations

Dr Kevin Daniels

Reader in Organisational Behaviour, Management School, University of Sheffield

Thursday 25 January 2001, 6pm

Trade Union Recognition: The Role of the Central Arbitration Committee

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

Professor Linda Dickens

Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School & Deputy Chair CAC

Thursday 22 February 2001, 6pm

Women & Pay Discrimination

Julie Mellor

Chair, Equal Opportunities Commission

Thursday 22 March 2001, 6pm

Looking into the Future: Industrial Relations After the General Election

Robert Taylor

Labour Editor, Financial Times

Thursday 10 May 2001, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

The Future of Work

Professor Peter Nolan

School of Business, University of Leeds

Thursday 11 October 2001 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

New Labour Public Services: Implications for Industrial Relations

Robert Taylor

Labour Editor, Financial Times

Thursday 22 November 2001, 6pm

Social Partnership. Panacea or Chimera?

A Debate Between:

Willie Coupar

Involvement & Participation Association

Dr Colin Whitston

Centre for Industrial Relations, Keele University

Thursday 6 December 2001, 6pm

Changing Employment Relations: The Role of ACAS

John Taylor

Chief Executive, ACAS

Thursday 24 January 2002, 6pm

Joining, Leaving and Participating in Trade Unions

Jeremy Waddington

Manchester School of Management UMIST and European Trade Union Institute, Brussels

Thursday 21 February 2002, 6pm

Industrial Relations in Royal Mail (Consignia)

Billy Hayes

General Secretary, Communication Workers Union

Thursday 14 March 2002, 6pm

Race and Employment Opportunity

Donna Denheim

Senior Policy Adviser, Commission for Racial Equality

Thursday 19 May 2002, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

Non-Union Representation

Professor Mike Terry

Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Thursday 17 October 2002 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

The Health Service, Organisational Change & Employee Relations

Caroline Wigley

Chief Executive, Birmingham NHS Trust

Thursday 14 November 2002, 6pm

The Role of Law in the Twentieth-Century UK Industrial Relations

Simon Deakin

Judge Institute for Management Studies, University of Cambridge

Thursday 28 November 2002, 6pm

From Conflict to Partnership: The Experience of Vertex

Tony Stark

Head of Employee Relations, Vertex

Thursday 23 January 2003, 6pm

New Labour, Industrial Relations and the Trade Unions

Kevin Maguire

Labour Journalist, The Guardian

Thursday 18 February 2003, 6pm

Industrial Relations on the Railways

Bob Crow

General Secretary, RMT

Thursday 4 March 2003, 6pm

The Future of the Trade Union Movement

John Monks

General Secretary, TUC

Thursday 8 May 2003, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

The Employment Relationship & the Future of Employment Relations

Professor David Guest

The Management Centre, Kings College, University of London

Thursday 17 October 2003 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

New Labour & Industrial Relations

Martin Kettle

Political Journalist, The Guardian

Thursday 13 November 2003, 6pm

Discrimination & Equal Opportunities

Kay Carberry

Assistant General Secretary, TUC

Thursday 11 December November 2003, 6pm

Professional Football: Industrial Relations & Trade Unionism

Graham Taylor

Chief Executive, Professional Footballers Association

Thursday 22 January 2004, 6pm

Standing Up for Public Services, Standing Up for the Members

Mark Serwotka

General Secretary. PCS

Thursday 19 February 2004, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

‘You’re Never Too Old’: The Problem of Age Discrimination

Judge Jeremy McMullen QC

Employment Appeals Tribunal, London

Thursday 18 March 2004, 6pm

The 1984 -5 Miners’ Strike 20 Years On: Significance, Interpretation & Changes

Huw Beynon

University of Wales, Cardiff

Thursday 6 May 2004, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

The Future of Collectivism in the Regulation of Industrial Relations

Professor Willy Brown

Darwin College, University of Cambridge

Thursday 21 October 2004, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

The Impact of Europe on British Industrial Relations

Professor Keith Sisson

ACAS

Thursday 11 November 2004, 6pm

Migrant Workers in Britain: Issues and Dilemmas

Don Flynn

Policy Officer, Joint Council of Welfare of Immigrants

Thursday 9 December 2004, 6pm

Trade Unionism for the Future

Michael Leahy OBE

General Secretary, Community _ The Union for Life (formerly ISTC)

Thursday 20 January 2005, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development

Human Resources and the Fire Rescue Services

Barry Dixon

County Fire Officer and Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Thursday 10 February 2005, 6pm

Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives

Madeleine Bunting

Journalist, The Guardian

Thursday 17 March 2005, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

Information and Consultation: Significance of the New Rights

Professor Keith Ewing

Kings College, University of London

Thursday 11 May 2005, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

Power and Opportunity: Trade Unionism Under New Labour Survey 2004

Professor Edmund Heery

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff

Thursday 20 October 2005, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

The Future of Trade Unionism

Matt Wrack

General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union

Thursday 10 November 2005, 6pm

Closing the Gender Gap

Sheila Wild

Director of Employment Policy, Equal Opportunities Commission

Thursday 8 December 2005, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development

The Global People Strategy in AstraZeneca

Shaun Grady

Global Project Leader, AstraZeneca

Thursday 19 January 2006, 6pm

New Labour’s Employment Policies 1997-2006: Overview and Assessment

Barrie Clement

Labour Editor, The Independent

Thursday 16 February 2006, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

Corporate Killing: A Useful Addition to Health and Safety Law?

Professor Phil James

Middlesex University Business School

Thursday 23 March 2006, 6pm

Executive Pay: Reward or Enrichment?

Professor Karel Williams

Co-Director, Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change, University of Manchester

Thursday 11 May 2006, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

Findings from the Workplace Employment Relations Survey 2004

Professor Keith Whitfield

Cardiff Business School, Cardiff

Thursday 19 October 2006, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

Globalisation, Labour Standards and Migration in the New Europe

Professor Charles Woolfson,

Marie Curie Chair, University of Latvia and Professor of Labour Studies, University of Glasgow

Thursday 9 November 2006, 6pm

Employment Relations and the Health Service: The Management of Reforms

Stephen Bach,

Department of Management, King’s College, London

Thursday 7 December 2006, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development

What is Employee Relations?

Mike Emmot,

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Thursday 18 January 2007, 6pm

Rebuilding the Trade Union Movement: The Organising Agenda

Jack Dromey,

Deputy General Secretary, Transport and General Workers’ Union

Thursday 22 February 2007, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

The Stepping Stones to Fairness at Work

Carolyn Jones,

Director, Institute for Employment Rights

Thursday 15 March 2007, 6pm

Non-Union Employee Representation

Paul Gollan,

Department of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics

Thursday 3 May 2007, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

The Europeanisation of Industrial Relations: Formal and Informal Processes

Professor Paul Marginson,

Director, Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Thursday 18 October 2007, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture & Joint Meeting with CIPD

How Should We Analyse Employee Relations?

Mike Emmott

Adviser on Employee Relations, CIPD

Thursday 8 November 2007, 6pm

Unite: Towards a New Unionism

Jack Dromey

Deputy General Secretary Unite (T&G Section)

Thursday 6 December 2007, 6pm

NHS Policy Reform: A Critical Assessment

Dr John Lister

Information Director, London Health Emergency

Thursday 17 January 2008, 6pm

Mc Donald’s Restaurants: Human Resources Policy and Practice

David Fairhurst

Vice President, People, McDonald’s Europe

Thursday 14 February 2008, 6pm

The Management of Diversity: A Contemporary Challenge?

Professor Geraldine Healy

Centre for Equality and Diversity, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London

Thursday 13 March 2008, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

11 Years of New Labour: Neo-Liberalisation and Workers’ Rights

Paul Smith

Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations, Centre for Industrial Relations, Keele University

Thursday 1 May 2008, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

Globalisation and Work: Myths and Realities

Professor Phil Taylor

Department of Human Resource Management, University of Strathclyde

Thursday 16 October 2008, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

Industrial Relations in China

Professor Bill Taylor

Fulbright Fellow, School of Industrial Relations, Cornell University, and Associate Professor City University of Hong Kong

Thursday 6 November 2008, 6pm

Joint Meeting with CIPD

An Approach to Industrial Relations in Royal Mail: Balancing Pace with Patience

Sandy Batho

Ex-Head of Employee Relations, Royal Mail Letters, Director of Human Resources and Change, National Trust (Scotland)

Thursday 4 December 2008, 6pm

Union Online: E-campaigns, Facebook, Twitter and Beyond

Eric Lee

Editor of LabourStart www.labourstart.org

Thursday 22 January 2009, 6pm

Public Sector Pay Policy and Inflation: Implications for Industrial Relations

Alastair Hatchet

Director, Incomes Data Services

Thursday 19 February 2009, 6pm

Joint Meeting with Industrial Law Society

Employment Tribunals: Fit for Purpose in the Twenty-First Century?

Brian J. Doyle

Regional Employment Judge

Thursday 12 March 2009, 6pm

New Labour and the Trade Unions: A Critical Evaluation of the Union-Party Link

Professor John McIlroy

Centre for Industrial Relations, Keele University

Thursday 14 May 2009, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

What’s the Point of Industrial Relations? In Defence of Critical Social Science

Professor Linda Clarke, University of Westminster Business School and Dr Sian Moore, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University

Thursday 15 October 2009, 6pm

Arthur Priest Memorial Lecture

The Crisis of Political Representation in Britain Today

Mark Serwotka

General Secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

Thursday 12 November 2009, 6pm

Joint Meeting with the Industrial Law Society

The Right to Strike

John Hendy QC

Old Square Chambers, visiting Professor in the School of Law, Kings College London and Chair of the Institute of Employment Rights

Thursday 3 December 2009, 6pm

The Evolution of the Modern British Workplace

Alex Bryson

Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Thursday 21 January 2010, 6pm

Joint Meeting with CIPD

What Has the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Done For HRM and Industrial Relations?

Professor Mick Marchington

Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Companion of CIPD and Chief Examiner/Moderator Standards

Thursday 18 February 2010, 6pm

Insecure and Vulnerable Work

Professor Anna Pollert

Centre for Employment Studies Research, Bristol Business School, University of West of England

Thursday 18 March 2010, 6pm

Equalities and Ethnicity

Roger McKenzie

Regional Secretary, UNISON West Midlands

Thursday 13 May 2010, 6pm

Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture

Why Are French Industrial Relations So Strike-Prone?

Professor Steve Jefferys

Director of Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University