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Jonathan Lord

Lecturer

Office Times

  • Monday 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Thursday 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Biography

Jonathan is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Employment Law.

He has previously been a HR Director, Manager and Consultant, working across all three sectors. Specifically Jonathan has worked within the transport and construction industries, as well as carrying out HR projects within the public and voluntary sector.

Jonathan has a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Management. The major research undertaken involved an analysis of Recruitment and Selection techniques within the Private, Public and Voluntary sectors, analysing the reasons why there are differences in the usage of techniques.

Jonathan also gained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Stirling and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Jonathan is currently in the process of completing a Doctorate qualification, the area of research focusing on the purpose of employment tribunals and their effectiveness. 

Jonathan is also Chairman of OPAL, a charity that advocates for adults with learning difficulties.

Teaching

Jonathan’s main area of teaching include:

  • Employment Law
  • HR Policy and Practice
  • Managing People
  • HR Planning and Business Planning
  • Management and Leadership skills

Research Interests

Jonathan’s main area of research involves employment law, specifically employment tribunals.

Jonathan also undertakes research in the following disciplines:

  • Recruitment and selection
  • Management and leadership
  • Workplace legislation
  • HR management and practice

Qualifications and Memberships

  • BA (Hons) in HRM
  • MA in HRM
  • PGCAP
  • Chartered Fellow of the CIPD
  • Fellow of the HEA Member of the Industrial Law Society Review Committee: The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods

Publications

For further information about my publications please see my SEEK Research Profile: http://www.seek.salford.ac.uk/profiles/JLord.jsp