Mike Emmott

Adviser, Employee Relations

Arbitration, Business ethics, Collective bargaining, Contracts of employment, Directives, EU law, Employment relations, Government consultations, Hours of work, Industrial disputes, Job satisfaction, Negotiation, Psychological contract, Strikes, Trade unions, Whistleblowing, Working time

Mike Emmott's specialist interests are employee relations and employment law. Recent projects include surveys of the HR function and employers' responses to flexible working.

Central to Emmott's work is his interest in the way in which industrial and economic changes are affecting working practices.

Mike is also responsible for the CIPD's Employee Attitude survey and analysis of the 'psychological contract'. Other current work focuses on flexible working, HR involvement in the public sector and corporate social responsibility.

Before joining the Institute Mike had many years experience in the Employment Department. He was a member of the Employment Service Board and subsequently Deputy Director of the Office of Manpower Economics.