Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & O'Neil, J. (2018, March). Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry. Paper presented at International Labour Process Conference, Buenos Aires

Much of the contemporary discourse on the future of work centres on the robot revolution and the continued automation of production processes. Long predicted by labour process theorists such as Braverman, the deskilling of work has produced increasin... Read More about Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry.

The changing nature of academic work. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & de Turberville, S. (2013, September). The changing nature of academic work. Paper presented at Work, Employment and Society

No abstract available.

Working Together? Investigating Managers' Attitudes Towards Trade Unions (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Munro, A. (2013, September). Working Together? Investigating Managers' Attitudes Towards Trade Unions. Paper presented at Work, Employment and Society

No abstract available.

Working Together? An investigation of managers' perceptions of trade unions in the UK (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Munro, A. (2013, June). Working Together? An investigation of managers' perceptions of trade unions in the UK. Paper presented at British Universities Industrial Relations Association

No abstract available.

The Enemy Within or Partners? Investigating Managers' Perceptions of Trade Unions (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Munro, A. (2013, March). The Enemy Within or Partners? Investigating Managers' Perceptions of Trade Unions. Paper presented at 31st International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

The Managed Academic? An Examination of the Academic Labour Process (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & de Turberville, S. (2013, March). The Managed Academic? An Examination of the Academic Labour Process. Paper presented at 31st International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

Profit before people: Workers' experiences of privatisation at British Gas and NS&I (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Smith, A. (2009, April). Profit before people: Workers' experiences of privatisation at British Gas and NS&I. Paper presented at 27th International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

'Creating, Connecting and Correcting: Motivations and Meanings of Work Blogging Amongst Public Service Workers (2009)
Book Chapter
Ellis, V., & Richards, J. (2009). 'Creating, Connecting and Correcting: Motivations and Meanings of Work Blogging Amongst Public Service Workers. In S. C. Bolton (Ed.), Work Matters (250-268). Palgrave Macmillan

No abstract available.

Satire and shop-talk: The purpose and importance of sounding off in cyberspace (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richards, J., & Ellis, V. (2008, March). Satire and shop-talk: The purpose and importance of sounding off in cyberspace. Paper presented at International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas (2007)
Thesis
Ellis, V. From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas. (Thesis). University of Stirling. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1203160

Despite their continuing importance to the UK economy and their employment of significant numbers of workers from a range of professions, the utilities have received scant attention from critical scholars of work. This neglect represents a missed opp... Read More about From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas.

'(Not working) nine-to-five, what a way to make a living': The impact of flexible work practices on call centre workers' (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Barnes, A. (2007, April). '(Not working) nine-to-five, what a way to make a living': The impact of flexible work practices on call centre workers'. Paper presented at 25th International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres' (2006)
Book Chapter
Taylor, P., Baldry, C., Bain, P., & Ellis, V. (2006). 'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres'. In H. Beynon, & T. Nichols (Eds.), Patterns of Work in the Post Fordist Era (208-231). Edward Elgar Publishing

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 (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Taylor, P. (2005, March). You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre. Paper presented at 21st International Labour Process Conference

This paper locates the emergence of call centres within the broader political economy. We demonstrate how British Gas responded to privatisation, restrictive regulation and the need to deliver shareholder value by radically changing work organisation... Read More about You don't know what you've got till it's gone: Recontextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre.

Returning to the Heart of Labour Process Theory; A Historical Analysis of the Changing Organisation and Experience of Clerical Work at Scottish Gas 1966-2002 (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V. (2004, April). Returning to the Heart of Labour Process Theory; A Historical Analysis of the Changing Organisation and Experience of Clerical Work at Scottish Gas 1966-2002. Paper presented at 22nd International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.

A unique working environment: health, sickness and absence management in UK call centres. (2003)
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(3), 435-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170030173002

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 concerns, assess the responses of employers and the Health and Safety Exec... Read More about A unique working environment: health, sickness and absence management in UK call centres..

A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and absence Management in UK Call Centres (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, P., Baldry, C., Bain, P., & Ellis, V. (2003, June). A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and absence Management in UK Call Centres. Paper presented at 22nd International Labour Process Conference

No abstract available.