Work & Employment Studies

Hello and welcome to the Department of Work and Employment Studies (WES). Established in 1994 as one of 4 constituent academic departments in the business School, WES’s scholarship in Personnel Management, Industrial Relations and Work Psychology extends back to the very foundation of the University in 1972. Today WES comprises 24 members of faculty and staff who are committed to excellence in teaching, research, service and community engagement. A values-driven Department, we champion decent, inclusive, and sustainable work and employment. In association with our colleagues here at the Kemmy Business School, we are committed to excellent and impactful teaching and to frontier research focused on major contemporary challenges. Our work addresses several sustainable development goals and with a particular focus on Healthy lives and Well-being (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4), Decent Work (Goal 8), Gender Equality and Inclusive Societies (Goals 5 & 10).

Our work is underpinned by three overarching objectives:

• To develop our students through evidence-based teaching that will facilitate their effective participation in business, community and society
• To conduct rigorous impactful research that advances knowledge in our field and that positively shapes work, employment and society
• To engage with our stakeholders and community through the provision of specialist knowledge and expertise.