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Edmund Heery is Professor of Employment Relations at Cardiff Business School and currently is Associate Dean with responsibility for human resources.

Edmund has been at Cardiff Business School since 1995 and before then worked at Kingston University, Imperial College, City University, the London School of Economics and North East London Polytechnic.

Originally from Liverpool, Edmund was educated at the University of Cambridge, Essex University and the London School of Economics.

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2026

Heery, E. 2026. New actors in labour–management relations. In: Lavelle, J. et al., New Frontiers and Trajectories in Labour–Management Relations. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. , pp.90-113. (10.1093/9780197765920.003.0005)
Heery, E. 2026. Retiring in a new age: Life after paid work [Book Review]. British Journal of Industrial Relations 64 (2), pp.269-270. (10.1111/bjir.70033)

2025

Heery, E. 2025. Devolution and industrial relations: An overview. Industrial Relations Journal 56 (6), pp.472-481. (10.1111/irj.70007)
Heery, E. and Janssen, J. 2025. Book Reviews. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 46 , pp.275-283. (10.3828/hsir.2025.46.13)

2024

Gooberman, L. , Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2024. Beyond liberalization: Employers' organizations' varied responses to employment law. Employee Relations 46 (7), pp.1550-1565. (10.1108/ER-06-2023-0285)
Heery, E. 2024. The fallible manager: The critique of management within pluralist industrial relations. Industrial Relations Journal 55 (5), pp.329-349. (10.1111/irj.12438)
Heery, E. 2024. Frames of reference in industrial relations. In: Hodder, A. and Mustchin, S. eds. The Value of Industrial Relations: Contemporary Work and Employment in Britain. Understanding Work and Employment Relations Bristol University Press. , pp.12-25. (10.56687/9781529236972-004)

2015

Heery, E. J. 2015. Unions and the organising turn: reflections after 20 years of organising works. The Economic and Labour Relations Review 26 (4), pp.545-560. (10.1177/1035304615613281)
Heery, E. J. 2015. Frames of reference and worker participation. In: Johnstone, S. and Ackers, P. eds. Finding a Voice at Work? New Perspectives on Employment Relations. Oxford University Press. , pp.21-43.
Heery, E. 2015. Foreword. In: Hodder, A. and Kretsos, L. eds. Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View. Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.ix-xi.

2014

Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2014. Ideas at work. International Journal of Human Resource Management 25 (18), pp.2473-2488. (10.1080/09585192.2014.936235)
Heery, E. J. , Abbott, B. and Williams, S. 2014. Civil society organizations and employee voice. In: Wilkinson, A. et al., Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. , pp.208-223.

2012

Abbott, B. , Heery, E. J. and Williams, S. 2012. Civil society organizations and the exercise of power in the employment relationship. Employee Relations 34 (1), pp.91-107. (10.1108/01425451211183282)
Heery, E. J. , Abbott, B. and Williams, S. W. 2012. The involvement of civil society organizations in British industrial relations: extent, origins and significance. British Journal of Industrial Relations 50 (1), pp.47-72. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00803.x)
Heery, E. J. , Williams, S. W. and Abbott, B. 2012. Civil society organizations and trade unions: cooperation, conflict, indifference. Work, Employment and Society 26 (1), pp.145-160. (10.1177/0950017011426302)
Simms, M. , Holgate, J. and Heery, E. J. 2012. Union voices: Tactics and tensions in UK organizing. New York: Cornell University Press.

2011

Heery, E. , Abbott, B. and Williams, S. 2011. Worker representation through civil society organizations: evidence from the United Kingdom. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
Heery, E. J. 2011. Assessing voice: the debate over worker representation. In: Heery, E. J. , Blyton, P. R. and Turnbull, P. J. eds. Reassessing the Employment Relationship. Management, Work and Organisations Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.342-371.
Heery, E. J. and Simms, M. 2011. Seizing an opportunity? Union organizing campaigns in Britain, 1998-2004. Labor History 52 (1), pp.23-47. (10.1080/0023656X.2011.545201)
Heery, E. J. , Williams, S. and Abbott, B. 2011. New and emerging actors in work and employment relations: the case of civil society organizations. In: Townsend, K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Research handbook on the future of work and employment relations. Elgar original reference Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. , pp.130-149.
Williams, S. W. , Heery, E. J. and Abbott, B. 2011. The emerging regime of civil regulation in work and employment relations. Human Relations 64 (7), pp.951-970. (10.1177/0018726710391687)
Williams, S. , Abbott, B. and Heery, E. J. 2011. Civil regulation and HRM: the impact of civil society organisations on the policies and practices of employers. Human Resource Management Journal 21 (1), pp.45-59. (10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00134.x)

2010

Blyton, P. , Heery, E. and Turnbull, P. eds. 2010. Reassessing the employment relationship. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Blyton, P. R. , Heery, E. J. and Turnbull, P. J. 2010. Reassessing the employment relationship: an introduction. In: Blyton, P. R. , Heery, E. J. and Turnbull, P. J. eds. Reassessing the Employment Relationship. Management, Work and Organisations Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. , pp.1-17.
Heery, E. J. 2010. Debating employment law: responses to juridification. In: Blyton, P. R. , Heery, E. J. and Turnbull, P. J. eds. Reassessing the Employment Relationship. Management, work and organisations London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.71-96.
Heery, E. J. 2010. Worker representation in a multiform system: a framework for evaluation. Journal of Industrial Relations 52 (5), pp.543-559. (10.1177/0022185610381565)
Heery, E. J. and Simms, M. 2010. Employer responses to union organising: patterns and effects. Human Resource Management Journal 20 (1), pp.3-22. (10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00102.x)
Williams, S. , Heery, E. J. and Abbott, B. 2010. Mediating equality at work through civil society organisations. Equality Diversity and Inclusion 29 (6), pp.627-638. (10.1108/02610151011067540)

2009

Heery, E. J. 2009. Labor divided, labor defeated. Work and Occupations 36 (3), pp.247-256. (10.1177/0730888409339907)
Heery, E. J. 2009. The representation gap and the future of worker representation. Industrial Relations Journal 40 (4), pp.324-336. (10.1111/j.1468-2338.2009.00530.x)
Heery, E. J. 2009. Trade unions and contingent labour: scale and method. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2 (3), pp.429-442. (10.1093/cjres/rsp020)
Heery, E. J. 2009. Worker voice and reward management. In: White, G. and Druker, J. eds. Reward Management: A Critical text, 2nd edition. Routledge Studies in Employment Relations Taylor & Francis/Routledge. , pp.49-74.
Stroud, D. A. et al. 2009. Report for the ITF/ETF: women in ports. Cardiff: Centre for Global Labour Research, Cardiff University.

2008

Heery, E. et al. 2008. The SAGE handbook of industrial relations. London: Sage.
Blyton, P. R. et al. 2008. Introduction: the field of industrial relations. In: Heery, E. J. et al., The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations. London: Sage. , pp.1-32.
Heery, E. J. 2008. Runt redux: the rise of human resource management as a field of study. Work and Occupations 35 (3), pp.351-357. (10.1177/0730888408322231)
Heery, E. J. 2008. System and change in industrial relations analysis. In: Blyton, P. R. et al., The Sage Handbook of Industrial Relations. Los Angeles, CA; London: Sage. , pp.69-91.
Heery, E. J. and Simms, M. 2008. Constraints on union organising in the United Kingdom. Industrial Relations Journal 39 (1), pp.24-42. (10.1111/j.1468-2338.2007.00472.x)
Noon, M. and Heery, E. J. 2008. A dictionary of human resource management. 2nd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2007

Heery, E. J. and Conley, H. 2007. Frame Extension in a Mature Social Movement: British Trade Unions and Part-time Work, 1967-2002. Journal of Industrial Relations 49 (1), pp.5-29. (10.1177/002218560707223)

2006

Heery, E. J. 2006. Union workers, union work: a profile of paid union officers in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Industrial Relations 44 (3), pp.445-471. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00508.x)
Heery, E. J. 2006. Equality Bargaining: Where, Who, Why?. Gender, Work & Organization 13 (6), pp.522-542. (10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00321.x)
Heery, E. J. 2006. The role of union full-time officials: Results. Industrial Law Journal 35 (1), pp.102-104. (10.1093/indlaw/dwj006)
Heery, E. J. and Frege, C. 2006. New Actors in Industrial Relations [Editorial]. British Journal of Industrial Relations 44 (4), pp.601-604. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00515.x)

2005

Heery, E. J. 2005. Sources of change in trade unions. Work Employment & Society 19 (1), pp.91-106. (10.1177/0950017005051295)
Heery, E. J. 2005. Restoring lost powers. Renewal 13 (1), pp.20-26.
Heery, E. J. 2005. The British Journal of Industrial Relations: Position and Prospect [Editorial]. British Journal of Industrial Relations 43 (1), pp.1-9. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00342.x)
Heery, E. J. et al. 2005. Bargaining for balance: union policy on work-life issues in the United Kingdom. In: Blyton, P. R. ed. Work-life Integration: International Perspectives on the Balancing of Multiple Roles. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Heery, E. J. and Nash, D. R. 2005. Union organising in Wales: Challenge and response. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Business School.
Heery, E. J. and Simms, M. 2005. Union organising under certification law in Britain. In: Gall, G. ed. Union Recognition: Organising and Bargaining Outcomes. Routledge Research in Employment Relations Vol. 16.London: Routledge. , pp.44-63.

2004

Healy, G. et al., 2004. The future of worker representation. Future of Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Brown, W. et al., 2004. The future of worker representation in the United Kingdom. In: Healy, G. et al., The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.127-150.
Heery, E. J. 2004. The new solidarity? Trade Union coalition-building in five countries. In: Frege, C. and Kelly, J. eds. Varieties of Unionism: Strategies for Union Revitalization in a Globalizing Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.137-158. (10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270149.003.0008)
Heery, E. J. 2004. The trade union response to agency labour in Britain. Industrial Relations Journal 35 (5), pp.434-450. (10.1111/j.1468-2338.2004.00325.x)
Heery, E. J. and Adler, L. 2004. Organizing the unorganized. In: Frege, C. M. and Kelly, J. eds. Varieties of Unionism: Strategies for Union Revitalization in a Globalizing Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.45-70. (10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199270149.003.0004)
Heery, E. J. et al. 2004. Seeking partnership for the contingent workforce. In: Stuart, M. and Martinez Lucio, M. eds. Partnership and Modernisation in Employment Relations. Routledge Research in Employment Relations Vol. 9.London: Routledge. , pp.150-163.
Heery, E. J. et al. 2004. Beyond the enterprise: trade union representation of freelances in the UK. Human Resource Management Journal 14 (2), pp.20-35. (10.1111/j.1748-8583.2004.tb00117.x)
Heery, E. J. , Simms, M. and Delbridge, R. 2004. Union organising in Britain: a survey of recent developments. In: Healy, G. et al., The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1-36.

2003

Simms, M. , Farias, C. and Heery, E. J. 2003. Contingent work in the public sector: A survey of fixed-term contract workers in higher education. Management Research News 41 (3), pp.54-55.
Heery, E. J. , Kelly, J. and Waddington, J. 2003. Union revitalization in Britain. European Journal of Industrial Relations 9 (1), pp.79-97. (10.1177/0959680103009001452)
Frege, C. , Heery, E. J. and Turner, L. 2003. Comparative coalition building and the revitalization of the labor movement. Presented at: 55th International Industrial Relations Association Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., USA 3–5 January 2003. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting: January 3-5, 2003, Washington, D. C.. Industrial Relations Research Association Series Champaign, IL, USA: Industrial Relations Research Association. , pp.122-130.
Heery, E. et al. 2003. Organising for renewal: a case study of the TUC's Organising Academy. In: Cornfield, D. and McCammon, H. eds. Labor Revitalization: Global Perspectives and New Initiatives. Research in the Sociology of Work Vol. 11.JAI Press. , pp.79-110.
Heery, E. J. 2003. Gewerkschaftliche Strategien gegen den Mitgliederschwund. WSI-Mitteilungen 56 (9), pp.522-527.
Heery, E. J. 2003. Trade unions and industrial relations. In: Ackers, P. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Understanding Work and Employment: Industrial Relations in Transition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.278-304.
Heery, E. J. et al. 2003. Trade union recruitment policy in Britain: form and effects. In: Gall, G. ed. Union Organising: Campaigning for Trade Union Recognition. Routledge Studies in Employment Relations London: Routledge. , pp.56-78.
Heery, E. J. and Wood, S. 2003. Employment relations and corporate governance. British Journal of Industrial Relations 41 (3), pp.477-479. (10.1111/1467-8543.00283)
Ludlam, S. et al., 2003. Politics and employment relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations 41 (4), pp.609-616. (10.1046/j.1467-8543.2003.00290.x)
Turner, L. , Heery, E. J. and Frege, C. M. 2003. Bündnisse mit sozialen Bewegungen als Strategie zur gewerkschaftlichen Neubelebung. WSI-Mitteilungen 2003 (9), pp.549-554.

2002

Heery, E. J. et al. 2002. Trade unions and the flexible workforce: A survey analysis of union policy and practice. Working paper. Leeds: Economic and Social Research Council. Available at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/esrcfutureofwork/downloads/workingpaperdownloads/Paper22.pdf.
Heery, E. J. 2002. Learning from each other: a European perspective on American labor. In: Bennett, J. T. and Kaufman, B. E. eds. The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States. Issues in Work and Human Resources Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. , pp.172-187.
Heery, E. J. 2002. Organizing Immigrants: The Challenge for Unions in Contemporary California edited by Ruth Milkman [Book review]. British Journal of Industrial Relations 40 (2), pp.351-353. (10.1111/1467-8543.00236)
Heery, E. J. 2002. Partnership versus organising: alternative futures for British trade unionism. Industrial Relations Journal 33 (1), pp.20-35. (10.1111/1468-2338.00217)
Heery, E. J. , Kelly, J. and Waddington, J. 2002. Union revitalization in the United Kingdom. Other. Geneva, Switzerland: International Institute of Labour Studies.

2001

Blyton, P. R. , Heery, E. J. and Turnbull, P. J. 2001. Politics, public policy and the employment relationship. Management Research News 24 (10/11), pp.1-68. (10.1108/01409170110782973)
Delbridge, R. et al. 2001. Global labour? The transfer of the organising model to the United Kingdom. In: Debrah, Y. A. and Smith, I. G. eds. Globalization, Employment and the Workplace: Diverse Impacts. Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy London and New York: Routledge. , pp.41-68.
Heery, E. J. 2001. Learning from each other: A European perspective on American labor. Journal of Labor Research 22 (2), pp.307-319. (10.1007/s12122-001-1036-5)
Heery, E. J. and Blyton, P. R. 2001. Introduction: politics, public policy and the employment relationship. Management Research News 24 (10/11), pp.5-6.

2000

Heery, E. J. and Salmon, J. 2000. The insecurity thesis. In: Heery, E. J. and Salmon, J. eds. The Insecure Workforce. Routledge Studies in Employment Relations London: Routledge. , pp.1-24.

PhD supervision research interests

Human resource management
Industrial relations

Edmund Heery has been an advisor to the UK’s central trade union organisation, the Trades Union Congress and has provided numerous reports and given numerous talks and seminars to UK trade union audiences. He has also undertaken research work for Amnesty International UK and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

Edmund’s academic engagement includes membership of the British Universities Industrial Relations Association and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He also serves on several editorial boards, including those of the British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of Industrial Relations, Labor Studies Journal, Economic and Labour Relations Review, and Work and Occupations.