Who we are

Staff

	Donya Jeyabalasingham, Communications Officer Donya@ier.org.uk
	James Harrison, Director James@ier.org.uk
	James Hughes, Administrative Assistant JHughes@ier.org.uk
	Derek Kotz, Administrative Assistant Derek@ier.org.uk

Officers

	Professor Keith Ewing, President Professor Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King’s College London. He has written extensively on labour law including recognition procedures and international standards.
	Lord John Hendy KC, Chair Lord John Hendy KC is Chair of the Institute of Employment Rights. He is a barrister in Old Square Chambers, London and is standing counsel to ASLEF, CWU, NUJ, NUM, POA, RMT, UCU and UNITE. He is also President of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) and a Vice-President of the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom. He is an honorary professor at University College, London. In 2019, he was made a peer by then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
	Geoff Shears, Treasurer Geoffrey D. Shears was a trade union lawyer with Thompsons since 1971,eventually becoming CEO and then Executive Chair. He left in 2009 to set up Union Solidarity International, which in 2018 was transferred to the global union, IndustriALL. He is Treasurer of the IER and Vice-Chair of CLASS.
	Carolyn Jones, Senior Vice President Carolyn Jones was Director of the IER from its inception in 1989 until the end of 2021. Her hands on knowledge and experience of the Institute throughout her tenure are highly valued by the Executive.

Vice Presidents

• Professor Alan Bogg
• Professor Nicola Countouris
• Professor Ruth Dukes
• Sharon Graham, UNITE
• Professor Lydia Hayes
• Professor Sonia McKay
• Professor Tonia Novitz
• Gary Smith, GMB
• Dave Ward, CWU

The Executive Committee

• Baroness Christine Blower
• Amanda Brown
• Lynn Collins, RCM
• Steve Cottingham
• Laura Davidson, NUJ
• Eddie Dempsey, RMT
• Paul Fleming, Equity
• Emma Forrest, NEU
• Professor Mark Freedland
• Steve Gillan, POA
• Dr Jo Grady, UCU
• Fran Heathcote, PCS
• Professor Phil James
• Daniel Kebede, NEU
• Professor Anthony Kerr, University College Dublin
• Professor Aristea Koukiadaki
• Gawain Little, GFTU
• Sampson Low, UNISON
• Paul Mackney
• Professor Virginia Mantouvalou
• Christina McAnea, Unison
• Professor Aileen McColgan
• Robert Monks, URTU
• Jane Peckham, NASUWT
• Hannah Reed, Unite
• Paul Scholey
• Tim Sharp, TUC
• Barry Smith, GMB
• Liz Snape, Unison
• David Sorensen, Morrish Solicitors
• Professor Phil Taylor
• Joanne Thomas, USDAW
• Neill Todd, Thompsons Solicitors
• Sarah Veale
• Adrian Weir
• Mick Whelan, ASLEF
• Professor David Whyte
• Matt Wrack, NASUWT
• Spencer Wood, O H Parsons
• Sarah Woolley, BFAWU

Members

Members meet once a year to give direction to the work of the Institute. The day-to-day affairs are managed by an executive committee which is elected by the members.

Members of the Institute include:

• the general secretaries of most of the trade unions in the UK
• an impressive selection of labour law academics
• legal practitioners who specialise in representing unions and their members.

Members of the Institute

• Professor Simon Deakin
• Professor Linda Dickens
• Mark Dickinson, NAUTILUS International
• Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA
• Richard Evans, SOR
• Michael Ford KC, Old Square Chambers
• John Foster
• Roz Foyer, STUC
• Steve Gibbons
• Tess Gill
• Tony Kearnes, CWU
• Chris Kitchen, NUM
• Ian Lawrence, NAPO
• Professor Jonathan Michie
• Maheta Molango, PFA
• Ged Nichols, Accord
• Sophie Park, Pattinson & Brewer
• Dave Penman, FDA
• Roy Rickhuss, Community
• Rod Robertson
• Mickey Rubenstein
• Claire Sullivan, CSP
• Barbara Switzer
• Rebecca Tuck KC, Old Square Chambers
• Donna Wiggit, AEP
• Steve Wright, FBU

Publications of the Institute do not represent the collective views of the Institute but rather the views of the author. The responsibility of the Institute is limited to approving its publications as worthy of consideration.