Dr Jonathan Lord, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Dr Jonathan Lord

Dr Jonathan Lord is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Employment Law at the University of Salford Business School.

Dr Lord previously worked as a HR Director, Manager and Consultant across a range of sectors, including the transport and construction industries, while also having experience carrying out HR projects within the public and voluntary sectors.

In addition, he is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, as well as a Member of the British Academy of Management and Industrial Law Society.

His specialist research area focuses on labour law, particularly how this is governed as well as how the protection of workers has developed through history. He has also extensively researched employment tribunals and their importance within the employment relationship.

A world of pure industrial relations

Dr Jonathan Lord

Apr 9 '24

How Cadbury, founded in 1824 by John Cadbury in Birmingham, led the way in Employee welfare

The return of Employment Tribunals: Good for business?

Dr Jonathan Lord

Mar 18 '24

The UK government is proposing to reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims

How can organisations cure a toxic workplace culture?

Dr Jonathan Lord

Dec 13 '23

Toxic workplace culture has been a prominent feature in the news recently

How businesses can help prevent male suicide

Dr Jonathan Lord

Nov 10 '23

According to the World Health Organisation over 700,000 people take their own life each year

The ‘lazy girl job’ trend and why businesses don’t need to be afraid of it

Dr Jonathan Lord

Oct 6 '23

The term ‘lazy girl job’ can be attributed to a Tik Tok influencer named Gabrielle Judge who defined it as a low stress, fully remote job with little oversight and a good salary offering financial freedom

How redundancies can be delivered in a fair and compassionate way

Dr Jonathan Lord

Sep 4 '23

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK economy has been extremely damaging with organisations still grappling with high inflation and record cost of living

How mindfulness can develop better leaders and happier employees

Dr Jonathan Lord

Aug 8 '23

Over the last 30 years, mindfulness has become more and more popular due to its ability of bringing a certain quality of attention to moment-by-moment experience

Why diversity programmes fail: how can businesses solve this problem through inclusivity?

Dr Jonathan Lord

Jul 18 '23

Diversity is possibly one of the biggest priorities for businesses of the last six decades, alongside quality, leadership and ethics.

What’s next for Employment Law in the UK?

Dr Jonathan Lord

Jun 7 '23

Despite the United Kingdom officially leaving the European Union on the 31 January 2020, there was a transition period that ended on 31 December 2020 whereby EU laws and regulations still applied in the UK.