Overview
Edmund Heery is Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations at Cardiff Business School.
Edmund is currently involved in a major piece of research examining the UK's Living Wage campaign, and a book, The Real Living Wage: Civil Regulation and the Employment Relationship, presenting this work, will be published shortly.
Over a long career Edmund has published numerous books and articles and is joint author, with Mike Noon, of the Oxford Dictionary of Human Resource Management.
Edmund was a member of the Welsh Government's Fair Work Commission and has advised a range of policy-making and practitioner organizations, including the Living Wage Foundation, ACAS, the Trades Union Congress, and UNISON.
Publication
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)
2023
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2023. The real living wage: Civil regulation and the employment relationship. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2021
- Demougin, P., Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2021. Revisiting voluntarism: private voluntary regulation by employer forums in the United Kingdom. Journal of Industrial Relations 63(5), pp. 684-705. (10.1177/00221856211038308)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2021. Outsourcing and the real living wage: evidence from the United Kingdom. In: Dobbins, T. and Prowse, P. eds. The Living Wage: Advancing a Global Movement. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 39-51.
2020
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2020. Political devolution and employment relations in Great Britain: the case of the Living Wage. Industrial Relations Journal 51(5), pp. 391-409. (10.1111/irj.12306)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2020. A typology of employers' organisations in the United Kingdom. Economic and Industrial Democracy 41(1), pp. 229-248. (10.1177/0143831X17704499)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2020. The decay and revival of sub-UK employer organisation: a response to Dr. Ritson. Labor History 61(5-6), pp. 417-422. (10.1080/0023656X.2020.1830958)
- Heery, E. and Williams, S. 2020. The expression of worker voice through civil society organizations. In: Wilkinson, A. et al. eds. Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Edward Elgar, pp. 202-221.
2019
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2019. Going it alone? The involvement of trade unions in the Living Wage campaign in the UK. In: Pulignano, V. and Hendrickx, F. eds. Employment Relations in the 21st Century. Wolters Kluwer, pp. 105-122.
- Hann, D., Nash, D. and Heery, E. 2019. Workplace conflict resolution in Wales: the unexpected prevalence of alternative dispute resolution. Economic and Industrial Democracy 40(3), pp. 776-802. (10.1177/0143831X16663013)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. The decline of Employers' Associations in the UK, 1976 to 2014. Journal of Industrial Relations 61(1), pp. 11-32. (10.1177/0022185617750418)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. The evolution of employers' organisations in the United Kingdom: extending countervailing power. Human Resource Management Journal 29(1), pp. 82-96. (10.1111/1748-8583.12193)
- Demougin, P., Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. Employer organisations transformed. Human Resource Management Journal 29(1), pp. 1-16. (10.1111/1748-8583.12222)
2018
- Heery, E. 2018. Fusion or replacement? Labour and the 'new' social movements. Economic and Industrial Democracy 39(4), pp. 661-680. (10.1177/0143831X18777616)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2018. Trade unions and the real Living Wage: survey evidence from the UK. Industrial Relations Journal 49(4), pp. 319-335. (10.1111/irj.12224)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2018. Contemporary employer interest representation in the United Kingdom. Work, Employment and Society 32(1), pp. 114-132. (10.1177/0950017017701074)
2017
- Bowkett, C., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. J. 2017. Exploring the role of employer forums - the case of Business in the Community Wales. Employee Relations 39(7), pp. 986-1000. (10.1108/ER-11-2016-0229)
- Williams, S., Abbott, B. and Heery, E. 2017. Civil governance in work and employment relations: how civil society organizations contribute to systems of labour governance. Journal of Business Ethics 144(1), pp. 103-119. (10.1007/s10551-015-2812-0)
- Heery, E., Gooberman, L. and Hauptmeier, M. 2017. The petroleum driver passport scheme: a case study in reregulation. Industrial Relations Journal 48(3), pp. 274-291. (10.1111/irj.12179)
- Heery, E. and Noon, M. 2017. A Dictionary of Human Resource Management. Oxford University Press.
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2017. The Living Wage campaign in the UK. Employee Relations 39, pp. 800-814.
2016
- Heery, E. 2016. British industrial relations pluralism in the era of neoliberalism. Journal of Industrial Relations 58(1), pp. 3-24. (10.1177/0022185615598190)
- Heery, E. 2016. Framing work: unitary, pluralist and critical perspectives in the twenty-first century. Oxford University Press.
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. 2015. Foreword. In: Hodder, A. and Kretsos, L. eds. Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. ix-xi.
- 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.
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. eds. Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 208-223.
2012
- 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.
- 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)
2011
- 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)
- Heery, E., Abbott, B. and Williams, S. 2011. Worker representation through civil society organizations: evidence from the United Kingdom. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- 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)
- 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., 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.
- 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)
2010
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- Blyton, P. R., Heery, E. and Turnbull, P. eds. 2010. Reassessing the employment relationship. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
- 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.
- 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
- Stroud, D. A., Turnbull, P. J., Fairbrother, P., Heery, E. J. and Martinez Lucio, M. 2009. Report for the ITF/ETF: women in ports. Cardiff: Centre for Global Labour Research, Cardiff University.
- 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.
- 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. Labor divided, labor defeated. Work and Occupations 36(3), pp. 247-256. (10.1177/0730888409339907)
2008
- 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. 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.
- Blyton, P. R., Heery, E. J., Bacon, N. and Fiorito, J. 2008. Introduction: the field of industrial relations. In: Heery, E. J. et al. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations. London: Sage, pp. 1-32.
- Heery, E. J. 2008. System and change in industrial relations analysis. In: Blyton, P. R. et al. eds. The Sage Handbook of Industrial Relations. Los Angeles, CA; London: Sage, pp. 69-91.
- Heery, E. J. et al. eds. 2008. The SAGE handbook of Industrial Relations. London: Sage.
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. 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)
- 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. 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. The role of union full-time officials: Results. Industrial Law Journal 35(1), pp. 102-104. (10.1093/indlaw/dwj006)
2005
- 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.
- 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. 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. 2005. Restoring lost powers. Renewal 13(1), pp. 20-26.
- Heery, E. J., Blunsdon, B., Reed, K. and Dastmalchian, A. 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.
2004
- 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., Simms, M. and Delbridge, R. 2004. Union organising in Britain: a survey of recent developments. In: Healy, G. et al. eds. The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-36.
- Brown, W., Healy, G., Heery, E. J. and Taylor, P. 2004. The future of worker representation in the United Kingdom. In: Healy, G. et al. eds. The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-150.
- 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)
- Healy, G. et al. eds. 2004. The future of worker representation. Future of Work. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Heery, E. J., Conley, H., Delbridge, R. and Stewart, P. 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., Conley, H., Delbridge, R. and Stewart, P. 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. 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)
2003
- Ludlam, S., Wood, S., Heery, E. J. and Taylor, A. 2003. Politics and employment relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations 41(4), pp. 609-616. (10.1046/j.1467-8543.2003.00290.x)
- 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., Delbridge, R., Simms, M., Salmon, J. and Simpson, D. 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., Kelly, J. and Waddington, J. 2003. Union revitalization in Britain. European Journal of Industrial Relations 9(1), pp. 79-97. (10.1177/0959680103009001452)
- 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.
- 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 2003Proceedings 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. 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)
- Heery, E. J. 2003. Gewerkschaftliche Strategien gegen den Mitgliederschwund. WSI-Mitteilungen 56(9), pp. 522-527.
- 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.
- Heery, E. J., Simms, M., Delbridge, R., Salmon, J. and Simpson, D. 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.
2002
- 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. 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., Conley, H., Delbridge, R., Stewart, P. and Simms, M. 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., Kelly, J. and Waddington, J. 2002. Union revitalization in the United Kingdom. Discussion Paper. Geneva, Switzerland: International Institute of Labour Studies.
- 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)
2001
- Delbridge, R., Heery, E. J., Salmon, J., Simms, M. and Simpson, D. 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)
- 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)
- 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.
Articles
- 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)
- Demougin, P., Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2021. Revisiting voluntarism: private voluntary regulation by employer forums in the United Kingdom. Journal of Industrial Relations 63(5), pp. 684-705. (10.1177/00221856211038308)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2020. Political devolution and employment relations in Great Britain: the case of the Living Wage. Industrial Relations Journal 51(5), pp. 391-409. (10.1111/irj.12306)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2020. A typology of employers' organisations in the United Kingdom. Economic and Industrial Democracy 41(1), pp. 229-248. (10.1177/0143831X17704499)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2020. The decay and revival of sub-UK employer organisation: a response to Dr. Ritson. Labor History 61(5-6), pp. 417-422. (10.1080/0023656X.2020.1830958)
- Hann, D., Nash, D. and Heery, E. 2019. Workplace conflict resolution in Wales: the unexpected prevalence of alternative dispute resolution. Economic and Industrial Democracy 40(3), pp. 776-802. (10.1177/0143831X16663013)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. The decline of Employers' Associations in the UK, 1976 to 2014. Journal of Industrial Relations 61(1), pp. 11-32. (10.1177/0022185617750418)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. The evolution of employers' organisations in the United Kingdom: extending countervailing power. Human Resource Management Journal 29(1), pp. 82-96. (10.1111/1748-8583.12193)
- Demougin, P., Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2019. Employer organisations transformed. Human Resource Management Journal 29(1), pp. 1-16. (10.1111/1748-8583.12222)
- Heery, E. 2018. Fusion or replacement? Labour and the 'new' social movements. Economic and Industrial Democracy 39(4), pp. 661-680. (10.1177/0143831X18777616)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2018. Trade unions and the real Living Wage: survey evidence from the UK. Industrial Relations Journal 49(4), pp. 319-335. (10.1111/irj.12224)
- Gooberman, L., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. 2018. Contemporary employer interest representation in the United Kingdom. Work, Employment and Society 32(1), pp. 114-132. (10.1177/0950017017701074)
- Bowkett, C., Hauptmeier, M. and Heery, E. J. 2017. Exploring the role of employer forums - the case of Business in the Community Wales. Employee Relations 39(7), pp. 986-1000. (10.1108/ER-11-2016-0229)
- Williams, S., Abbott, B. and Heery, E. 2017. Civil governance in work and employment relations: how civil society organizations contribute to systems of labour governance. Journal of Business Ethics 144(1), pp. 103-119. (10.1007/s10551-015-2812-0)
- Heery, E., Gooberman, L. and Hauptmeier, M. 2017. The petroleum driver passport scheme: a case study in reregulation. Industrial Relations Journal 48(3), pp. 274-291. (10.1111/irj.12179)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2017. The Living Wage campaign in the UK. Employee Relations 39, pp. 800-814.
- Heery, E. 2016. British industrial relations pluralism in the era of neoliberalism. Journal of Industrial Relations 58(1), pp. 3-24. (10.1177/0022185615598190)
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- 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. Labor divided, labor defeated. Work and Occupations 36(3), pp. 247-256. (10.1177/0730888409339907)
- 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. 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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. The role of union full-time officials: Results. Industrial Law Journal 35(1), pp. 102-104. (10.1093/indlaw/dwj006)
- 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. 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. 2005. Restoring lost powers. Renewal 13(1), pp. 20-26.
- 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., Conley, H., Delbridge, R. and Stewart, P. 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)
- Ludlam, S., Wood, S., Heery, E. J. and Taylor, A. 2003. Politics and employment relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations 41(4), pp. 609-616. (10.1046/j.1467-8543.2003.00290.x)
- 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)
- 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)
- Heery, E. J. 2003. Gewerkschaftliche Strategien gegen den Mitgliederschwund. WSI-Mitteilungen 56(9), pp. 522-527.
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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)
- 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)
- 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.
Book sections
- 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)
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2021. Outsourcing and the real living wage: evidence from the United Kingdom. In: Dobbins, T. and Prowse, P. eds. The Living Wage: Advancing a Global Movement. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 39-51.
- Heery, E. and Williams, S. 2020. The expression of worker voice through civil society organizations. In: Wilkinson, A. et al. eds. Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Edward Elgar, pp. 202-221.
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2019. Going it alone? The involvement of trade unions in the Living Wage campaign in the UK. In: Pulignano, V. and Hendrickx, F. eds. Employment Relations in the 21st Century. Wolters Kluwer, pp. 105-122.
- Heery, E. 2015. Foreword. In: Hodder, A. and Kretsos, L. eds. Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. ix-xi.
- 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. J., Abbott, B. and Williams, S. 2014. Civil society organizations and employee voice. In: Wilkinson, A. et al. eds. Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 208-223.
- 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., 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.
- 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. 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.
- Blyton, P. R., Heery, E. J., Bacon, N. and Fiorito, J. 2008. Introduction: the field of industrial relations. In: Heery, E. J. et al. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations. London: Sage, pp. 1-32.
- Heery, E. J. 2008. System and change in industrial relations analysis. In: Blyton, P. R. et al. eds. The Sage Handbook of Industrial Relations. Los Angeles, CA; London: Sage, pp. 69-91.
- 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.
- Heery, E. J., Blunsdon, B., Reed, K. and Dastmalchian, A. 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. 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., Simms, M. and Delbridge, R. 2004. Union organising in Britain: a survey of recent developments. In: Healy, G. et al. eds. The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-36.
- Brown, W., Healy, G., Heery, E. J. and Taylor, P. 2004. The future of worker representation in the United Kingdom. In: Healy, G. et al. eds. The Future of Worker Representation. Future of Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-150.
- Heery, E. J., Conley, H., Delbridge, R. and Stewart, P. 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. 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., Delbridge, R., Simms, M., Salmon, J. and Simpson, D. 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. 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., Simms, M., Delbridge, R., Salmon, J. and Simpson, D. 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. 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.
- Delbridge, R., Heery, E. J., Salmon, J., Simms, M. and Simpson, D. 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. 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.
Books
- Heery, E., Hann, D. and Nash, D. 2023. The real living wage: Civil regulation and the employment relationship. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Heery, E. and Noon, M. 2017. A Dictionary of Human Resource Management. Oxford University Press.
- Heery, E. 2016. Framing work: unitary, pluralist and critical perspectives in the twenty-first century. Oxford University Press.
- Simms, M., Holgate, J. and Heery, E. J. 2012. Union voices: Tactics and tensions in UK organizing. New York: Cornell University Press.
- Blyton, P. R., Heery, E. and Turnbull, P. eds. 2010. Reassessing the employment relationship. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
- Noon, M. and Heery, E. J. 2008. A dictionary of human resource management. 2nd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Heery, E. J. et al. eds. 2008. The SAGE handbook of Industrial Relations. London: Sage.
- Healy, G. et al. eds. 2004. The future of worker representation. Future of Work. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Conferences
- 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 2003Proceedings 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.
Monographs
- Heery, E., Abbott, B. and Williams, S. 2011. Worker representation through civil society organizations: evidence from the United Kingdom. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Stroud, D. A., Turnbull, P. J., Fairbrother, P., Heery, E. J. and Martinez Lucio, M. 2009. Report for the ITF/ETF: women in ports. Cardiff: Centre for Global Labour Research, Cardiff University.
- Heery, E. J. and Nash, D. R. 2005. Union organising in Wales: Challenge and response. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Business School.
- Heery, E. J., Conley, H., Delbridge, R., Stewart, P. and Simms, M. 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., Kelly, J. and Waddington, J. 2002. Union revitalization in the United Kingdom. Discussion Paper. Geneva, Switzerland: International Institute of Labour Studies.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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. 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)
- 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.
- 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. Labor divided, labor defeated. Work and Occupations 36(3), pp. 247-256. (10.1177/0730888409339907)
Research
Over the past ten years Edmund Heery's research has focusd on the role of civil society organizations - charities, NGOs and campaigning bodies - in shaping the world of work. He has examined the workplace programmes and policies of Stonewall, MacMillan, Amnesty International and several other organizations of this type.
The latest phase of this research has involved an in-depth stody of the UK's voluntary Living Wage. The Living Wage standard has been developed and promoted by Citizens UK, a network of community organizations and has been promoted to employers by the Living Wage Foundation.
More than 9000 employers have signed up to the accreditation scheme operated by the Living Wage Foundation since its inception in 2011 and the research has tracked this development, looking at why employers sign up to voluntary standards of this type, assessing whether the Living Wage brings benefits to the organizations which adopt it, and examining how many and which types of workers benefit.
The Living Wage is a striking example of the civil regulation of the labour market and the research of Edmund and his colleagues, Deborah Hann, David Nash and Celia Netanta, provides an unrivalled insight into this important development.
Biography
Edmund Heery hails originally from Liverpool and was educated at the universities of Cambridge and Essex and the London School of Economics and has been an academic working in the field of employment relations for more than 40 years.
Over that time, Edmund has carried out research on trade unions, employers' organizations, payment systems and new employment actors, such as the organizations which promote the Living Wage. Edmund was a member of the Welsh Government's Fair Work Commission, which produced far-reaching proposals for the reform of the Welsh labour market in 2019. He also 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. In addition, Edmund has undertaken research work for Amnesty International UK, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and the Living Wage Foundation..
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, and Economic and Labour Relations Review.Together with Rick Delbridge, Edmund is the editor of the long-established and successful book series, Routledge Studies in Employment Relations.