Dr Benjamin Hopkins
Lecturer in Human Resource Management
Contact
Email: beh@aber.ac.uk
Office: Room S3, Cledwyn Building
Phone: +44 (0) 1970 62 2503
Biography
Benjamin read Economics and Management at the University of Oxford, and also studied for an MA in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management at the University of Warwick. His PhD research, investigating short term work in the context of the A8 European Union expansion, was conducted in the Industrial Relations Research Unit at Warwick, and his work experience includes roles with Cadbury Schweppes and BBC Television News. Benjamin’s research interests are in the areas of human resource management, industrial relations and organisational behaviour. His current research examines the development of informal and formal hierarchies in temporary and migrant workforces, and also the effects of the financial crisis on younger workers.Staff Publications
Recent Publications
Hopkins, B. (Forthcoming) "Inclusion of a Diverse Workforce in the UK: The case of the EU Expansion" Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hopkins, B. (2011) "Informal Hierarchies among Workers in Low-Skill Food Manufacturing Jobs" Industrial Relations Journal 42 (5) p486-499
Hopkins, B. (2009) “Inequality Street? Working Life in a British Chocolate Factory” in Bolton, S. C. and Houlihan, M. (eds) Work Matters: Critical Reflections on Contemporary Work Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Recent Conference Papers
"Using Labour Process Theory to analyse the 'Polish Work Ethic'"International Labour Process Conference
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
5-7 April 2011
"Inclusion of a Diverse Workforce in the UK: The Case of the A8 Expansion"
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference
AUT, Auckland, New Zealand
7-8 February 2011
"Multi-Ethnic Workforces in the Food Manufacturing Sector"
ESRC Seminar Series: The Impact of Migrant Workers on the Functioning of Labour Markets and Industrial Relations
University of Bournemouth
5 November 2010
“Stepping Stones and Hidden Hierarchies: Short Term Work in Low-Skilled Manufacturing Jobs in the UK”
British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
1-3 July 2010
“The Use of Short Term Labour in Low-Skilled Manufacturing Jobs in the UK”
International Industrial Relations Association World Congress
Sydney, Australia
24-27 August 2009
“Informal Hierarchies amongst Migrant Workers in Low-Skilled Food Manufacturing Jobs”
International Labour Process Conference
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
6-8 April 2009
“Migrant Workers in Low-Skilled Food Manufacturing Jobs”
European Industrial Relations Network
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
22-23 September 2008
“Bitter: Short Term Workers in a Brewery”
British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference
University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
26-27 June 2008
“The Use of Short Term Labour in Low-Skilled Manufacturing Jobs in the UK: A Case Study in a Confectionery Factory”
Spring Research Conference
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
16-17 April 2008
“The Use of Short Term Labour in Low-Skilled Manufacturing Jobs in the UK”
International Labour Process Conference
University College Dublin, Ireland
18-20 March 2008