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Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions

Conference Proceeding
Munro, A., Ellis, V., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (in press)
Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions
No abstract available.

Book Review: Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson and Rifchard Hall, New Technology@Work, Basingstoke: Taylor and Francis, 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-4152-6897-4

Journal Article
Ellis, V. (2009)
Book Review: Paul Boreham, Rachel Parker, Paul Thompson and Rifchard Hall, New Technology@Work, Basingstoke: Taylor and Francis, 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-4152-6897-4. Work, Employment and Society, 23(4), 809-810
No abstract available

You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre.

Journal Article
Ellis, V., & Taylor, P. (2006)
You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre. New Technology, Work and Employment, 21, 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00167.x
This paper locates the emergence of call centres within the broader political economy. We demonstrate how British Gas responded to privatisation, restrictive regulation and th...

A unique working environment: health, sickness and absence management in UK call centres.

Journal Article
Taylor, P., Baldry, C., Bain, P. & Ellis, V. (2003)
A unique working environment: health, sickness and absence management in UK call centres. Work, Employment and Society. 17, 435-458. doi:10.1177/09500170030173002. ISSN 0950-0170
This article fills an important gap in our knowledge of call centres by focusing specifically on occupational ill-health. We document the recent emergence of health and safety...