LJB Hayes

Lydia holds the Journal of Law and Society Research Fellowship at Cardiff University School of Law. Her research interests lie in labour law, care work, political theory and empirical legal studies.

John Hendy QC

John Hendy QC

John Hendy QC is Chair of the Institute of Employment Rights. He is a leading employment law barrister, operating from Old Square Chambers London, and H P Higgins Chambers in Sydney Australia. He is also vice-chairman of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR)and Joint Secretary to the United Campaign for the Repeal of Anti Trade Union Laws. John is standing counsel to UNITE, ASLEF,CWU, NUJ, NUM, POA, RMT and UCU.

Catherine Hobby

Catherine Hobby is s Senior Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of East London. She specialises in Employment Law and Human Rights and has a particuar interest in Whistleblowing.

Roger Jeary

Roger Jeary retired from Unite in January 2012 after 33 year’s service as a negotiating officer and Director of Research. Roger worked in Northern Ireland, Manchester and London as an official of the union starting with ASTMS and then MSF and AMICUS before the final merger to Unite. In 2004 he was appointed Director of Research of Amicus and subsequently took on that role for Unite in 2007. Roger is a member of the Institute’s Publications Sub Committee.

Currently Roger is a Trustee Director of FairPensions, an independent member of the ACAS Panel of Arbitrators, sits on the Advisory Panel of the IPA and is a member of the Manufacturing Policy Panel of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET).

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn is the Director of the Institute of Employment Rights

Christine Lewis

Christine Lewis is a national officer in Unison’s Education and Children’s Services section and leads on further education and school meals. She was previously a policy officer and a librarian in the NHS; and is now studying for a PhD in social policy at Brighton University.