Started #SLSA2026 Labour Law and Society Stream!
Panel 1, 'Labour rights, gender and the education sector'. Currently hearing Francesca Lee @astonuniversity.bsky.social on 'Crowning Equality: The Legal Prohibition of Natural Hair Discrimination in Employment and Schools', CRT & hair discrimination
10 days to submit abstracts to the @slsauk.bsky.social 2026 Conference #Labour_Law_&_Society stream!
We particularly encourage submissions on topics neglected in mainstream labour law research. More info: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
@arwenjoyce.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social
The GGE showcase made us ask ourselves what the loss of GGE and its many connections in the University will mean for the ecosystem and sustainability agenda at the University.
Day 3: more placards and a percussion workshop!
The @slsauk.bsky.social Call for Papers is out, and we're looking for abstracts for the #Labour Law and Society stream! Join us in Brighton (UK), March 2026. Further details and abstract submission: www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
@arwenjoyce.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social
The @altlaw.bsky.social interactive Early Career Legal Academia Guide is live including my entry on Precarious Employment in Higher Ed. Check it out! lawteacher.ac.uk/early-career...
Tomorrow!
Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
Support our striking members, donate to the fighting fund if you're able.
More details here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/leicester-uc...
The @slsauk.bsky.social Labour Law and Society Stream call is live! Submit an abstract & join us at Sussex 30 March-1 April 2026. Happy to chat about ideas for panels or special sessions. Deadline is 19 December. @niezna.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social www.sussex.ac.uk/collaborate/...
It’s publication day!
My monograph 'Irregular Migration, Refugee Status and the Law: Protection from Dangerous Migratory Journeys' is out with @routledgebooks.bsky.social: www.routledge.com/Irregular-Mi...
If you’re interested, please consider asking your institution’s library to purchase a copy.
The SLSA Board is delighted to announce the publication of the SLSA Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Survey Report 2025. It presents the results and analysis of the survey responses and plans for taking our EDI strategy forward based on member input. Thanks to all.
www.slsa.ac.uk/_files/ugd/e...
Lovely panel, lovely conference! Thank you Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok #LLRN7 @niezna.bsky.social
I'm speaking next month at Sophia University's Institute of Comparative Culture (in person only) about Asia’s biggest labour migration regimes and the policy approaches that are most beneficial for migrant workers. www.icc-sophia.com/post/low-wag... @leicesterlawschool.bsky.social
Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...
My contribution to this SLSA blog series exploring people's experiences of law through the lens of migration, argues that the term 'low-skilled' should be banished from the labour migration discourse. @leicesterlawschool.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social slsablog.co.uk/blog/blog-po...
I am fortunate to be spending June as a Visiting Researcher at Waseda University in Tokyo. While I'm there, I'll giving a hybrid talk on bilateral labour agreements and recruitment policies for low-wage migrant workers. www.waseda-iam.org/event-detail... @leicesterlawschool.bsky.social
And - it's a wrap! Grateful to @arwenjoyce.bsky.social & @ingathiemann.bsky.social, best co-convenors and amazing friends; to everyone who contributed to the Labour Law and Society stream #SLSA2025, and to @slsauk.bsky.social & @livunislsj.bsky.social for a wonderful conference!
@arwenjoyce.bsky.social kicking off our final panel (😢) in the labour law and society stream at the 2025 conference of @slsauk.bsky.social with her paper on “Litigating violations of low-wage migrant workers’ labour rights: lessons from South Korea and Thailand”
Starting #SLSA2025! Opening our day at the Labour Law and Society Célia Zimbile @universitedeliege.bsky.social on 'The Changing Nature of Employment Relationships: From Bilateral to Multiparty – Preliminary Findings on the Foundations of Standard Employment' @slsauk.bsky.social
En route to the @slsauk.bsky.social Annual Conference. Presenting a paper tomorrow with @cbarnard.bsky.social on the Labour Law and Society Empirical Insights into Precarious Work Panel chaired by @arwenjoyce.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing our work and hearing about lots of others! ✨️
The Labour Law and Society stream for @slsauk.bsky.social 2025 Conference @livunislsj.bsky.social looks so good!
@arwenjoyce.bsky.social @ingathiemann.bsky.social
On 16 April 2025 at the SLSA AGM in Liverpool five Trustees will be stepping down from the SLSA Board. Nominations are invited to fill these vacancies. See the website below for full details of the nomination process. The closing date is 21 March 2025.
slsa.ac.uk/index.php/ne...
It’s been an honor to serve as the SLSA’s first precarity rep but it’s time to pass the torch - happy to chat if you’re interested in the role!
Delighted to be included in the panel for this event to share perspectives from my research on labour migration regimes in Asia. 🌏 Register at the link below to join us. 🔗
The SLSA Conference abstract submission deadline has been extended to 6 Jan - get those abstracts in to the Labour Law and Society stream (or another excellent stream of your choice). See you in Liverpool!
📢 Only one day left to share your views with the SLSA through this anonymous, 10-minute survey. Thanks in advance!
2 weeks to submit abstracts to the SLSA Conference Labour Law and Society stream! Topics neglected in mainstream labour law research (grassroots movement, marginalised workers, intersection w/ other areas) are particularly welcome. www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...
Only two weeks left to submit your abstract to the SLSA Labour Law and Society stream! 💪 Deadline is 18 Dec. Maayan, @ingathiemann.bsky.social and I hope you can join us in Liverpool. If not, there is an online poster session option. 🌟
All SLSA members, please do fill this in if you can - it's super important for us to keep abreast of this information.
Here is a link to the second #SLSA EDI survey. The survey is anonymous and will take less than 10 minutes to complete. It asks about your characteristics and your experiences as a member of the SLSA. Closing date is 13 December at 5pm.
slsa.ac.uk/index.php/ne...