

Dr Stephen Williams
Summary
Teaching and research in the field of employment relations.
Biography
I am a Reader in Employment Relations. I completed my PhD at the University of Sunderland, followed by a position as a research fellow at the Open University. I have been at Portsmouth since 1999, and in addition to a series of books, I have published articles about: workplace partnership; vocational qualifications policy; the effects of the National Minimum Wage; employment relations in further education colleges; information and consultation arrangements; trade unionism; and civil regulation in work and employment relations.
Research interests
My current research interests include the worker representation activities of civil society organisations, the role of civil regulation in employment relations, global labour conflict and the work and the employment relations policy.
Teaching responsibilities
Employment Relations; Managing Employment Relations; Managing Employment Relations in a Global Context; Managing Equality and Diversity at Work
Media availability
Expertise in the fields of work and employment relations.
Research outputs
2025
Frames of reference in work and employment relations
Williams, S.
19 Jun 2025,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Employment feminization, human resource management and gendered employment relations in Saudi Arabia
Williams, S., Albelali, S.
15 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Industrial Relations
Research output: Article
2024
Trade union revitalisation, the servicing and organising models of trade unionism
Rueckert, Y., Williams, S.
18 Nov 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Crises at Work: Economy, Climate and Pandemic
Williams, S., Erickson, M.
6 Sep 2024,
Research output: Book
Expanding the boundaries of industrial relations as a field of study – the role of ‘new actors’
Williams, S.
15 Jan 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2023
Professionalism and professionalization in human resources (HR): HR practitioners as professionals and the organizational professional project
Williams, S., Syrigou, A.
26 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Professions and Organization. 10, 2, p. 151–164
Research output: Article
2022
Workforce localization, women workers and gendered power relations in Saudi Arabian private sector workplaces
Albelali, S., Williams, S.
14 Feb 2022, In: Employee Relations. 44, 2, p. 431-445, 15p.
Research output: Article
2021
Varieties of flexibilisation? The working lives of information and communications technology professionals in the United Kingdom and Germany
Kinsella, P., Williams, S., Scott, P., Fontinha, R.
15 Nov 2021, In: New Technology, Work and Employment. 36, 3, p. 409-428, 20p.
Research output: Article
2020
Varying degrees of boundarylessness? The careers of self-employed and directly employed ICT professionals in the UK and Germany
Kinsella, P., Williams, S., Scott, P., Fontinha, R.
5 Nov 2020, In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 0, 0
Research output: Article
Self-determination theory: a theoretical framework for group supervision with internal coaches
Wingrove, A., Lai, Y., Palmer, S., Williams, S.
3 Aug 2020, In: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring. 18, 2, 14p.
Research output: Article