To-date, furlough affected 11 million UK workers with the scheme costing the UK Government upward of £65 billion. In this session our two speakers will share findings from research interviews that captured line managers’ experiences of managing furloughed workers when they returned to work, as well as employees views on the short-term effects of furlough, plus their concerns about the longer-term career prospects.

Based on the research findings, the speakers will offer some suggestions for how HR professionals can better support managers of employees who have been affected by furlough, as well as the importance of HR planning for future furlough schemes.

Speakers:

Dr. Maria Simosi

Maria Simosi is a Lecturer in Organisational Studies and Human Resource Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is the Director of MSc programme in International Management. She holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the London School of Economics.

She has extensive experience as HRM specialist in the banking sector. She is a CIPD Academic Member, Member of the Academy of Management (AoM) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Maria’s research focuses on career and talent management, gender and career transitions in economies in crisis. She is in the Editorial Board of International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Professor Neil Conway

Neil Conway is a Professor in Organizational Behaviour at the School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London. His main research interests include psychological approaches to understanding the employment relationship, work motivation and performance, occupational identity, and the psychological contract.

Current projects include investigating the role of calling and its implications for motivation and well-being, income inequality and its implications for worker wellbeing, the effects of UK Government austerity measures on public sector psychological contracts, and examining the reciprocal links between driving commutes and daily work experiences.

Neil is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Toulouse, France, and Paris Dauphine University, France.

Timings:

18:30 - Start of the session

20:00 - Closing

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