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Publications

Handbook on the Sociology of Work (2025) (2025)

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The Indian Journal of Labour Economics Vol 68, pp. 627-646 (2025)

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Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies (2025) (2025)

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Teaching

My teaching covers the broad range of sociology of work.聽

聽My core areas are:

• Sociology of Work
• Social Theory
• HRM and Public Sector
• (International) Employee Relations
• Surveillance Studies

Research Interests

My reserach interests are in the broad area of changing work and employment structures, with a focus on new technologies and re-roganisation. I did research the impact of the implementation of New Public Management on public servants in different nations and sectors (police, waste collection, energy). More recently, I started to investigate in the effects robotics-led workplaces have on job quality. I am also interested in reseraching trade unions, particularly in terms of their representational and oragnisational capacities. My research relies on inter-disciplinary as well as international collaborations.

Professional Activities

Speaker

6/3/2026

Contributor

10/9/2025

Speaker

27/8/2025

Interviewee

22/7/2025

Participant

9/7/2025

Interviewee

29/6/2025

Projects

Briken, Kendra (Principal Investigator) Taylor, Philip (Co-investigator) Nataraj, Manikantha (Researcher) Rani, Misbah (Researcher)

Previously RKES 251033

01-Jan-2025 - 08-Jan-2025

Kim, Hyoje (Principal Investigator) Briken, Kendra (Principal Investigator) Wilson, Juliette (Principal Investigator)

15-Jan-2024 - 20-Jan-2025

Johnstone, Stewart (Principal Investigator) Briken, Kendra (Principal Investigator)

Freedom of association and worker representation are key tenets of international labour standards, the International Labour Organisation Decent Work Agenda, and UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 鈥� Decent Work and Economic Growth. Though precise definitions of 鈥榙ecent work鈥� vary, employee voice has long been recognised as a central dimension of fair work and good jobs (Wilkinson and Fay, 2011), while limited voice opportunities can have a detrimental impact on employee health and wellbeing (Johnstone and Ackers, 2015).

Yet while the value of employee voice is well-established, most research assumes a 鈥榮tandard鈥� employment relationship, where a job is continuous, full time and with a direct relationship between employer and employee (ILO, 2023). Less attention has been paid to employee voice in the 鈥榞ig economy鈥�, now estimated to employ up to 5 million people in the UK (Shenker, 2019). Though several studies have explored collective action and self-organisation in ride hailing and food delivery (e.g. Uber,Deliveroo), little is known about voice in a broader sense i.e. 鈥渢he potential to influence organisational affairs through a variety of means including formal/informal and individual/collective opportunities鈥� (Wilkinson et.al, 2022). This is important as gig workers typically have fewer employment rights and limited face to face interaction with managers/co-workers, and are often subject to intense technological surveillance and performance management.

The study will explore the working lives of parcel delivery workers - who frequently attract attention in the media because of exploitative working conditions (Guardian 2017, 2018, 2021) - but who whose voices remain unheard in the literature.

01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2027

Scholarios, Dora (Principal Investigator) Briken, Kendra (Co-investigator) Cunningham, Ian (Co-investigator) Johnstone, Stewart (Co-investigator) McCarthy, Tony (Research Co-investigator) Nikolova, Marina (Researcher)

19-Jan-2024 - 18-Jan-2025

Briken, Kendra (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2028

Remnant, Jennifer (Principal Investigator) Briken, Kendra (Co-investigator)

18-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2023