Biography

Dr Juliette Mc Mahon is a Senior Lecturer in industrial relations at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. Her primary research interests are in the field of workplace bullying, zero hours work, employment law and workplace climate.
in 2020 she was Co-PI on a study investigating workplace climate and Well-being commissioned by the Shannon Group (Shannon Airport, Shannon heritage, Shannon Commercial).

She is co-PI on an annual survey commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Ireland (CIPD) into HR practices in Ireland. To date there have been three reports : 2018, 2019 and 2020.
From 2015-2017 she co- led an in depth study into workplace climate and well being in the Irish Defence Forces. This was commissioned by the department of Defence and the Irish Defence Forces in partnership with the representative organisations representing Officers and other Ranks. This work resulted in two reports; The first detailing the results of a survey and the second detailing the results of in depth focus groups

In 2015 She was part of a team commissioned by the Irish Government to investigate the prevalence and effect of zero hours contracts in Ireland. The study was titled A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hours Contracts Among Irish Employers and their Impact on Employees..

Juliet was also co PI on a study in 2010 investigating workplace bullying in the nursing profession. This study was conducted with the support of the largest nursing union in Ireland: The Irish Midwives and Nurses Association (INMO) and returned a sample of 3000 usable surveys. She is also an honorary fellow of the National Anti Bullying Research and resource Centre in Dublin City University (DCU)
More recently she has been one of a team of researchers from the Department of Work and Employment Studies in a number of projects:
  1. A project funded by the Financial Services Union investigating the impact of technology on employees
  2. A project funded by Skillsnet Ireland investigating current and future skills needs in an era of digitisation

She is Course Director of a long running and successful part time HR programme at the University of Limerick

Research Interests

Precarious work and zero hours work, Employment status, Workplace Climate
HRM/employment relations in health services, Bullying in the workplace, Organisation climate in health sector organisations Employment relations in small firms, Employment relations in voluntary sector, HRM social inclusion and work employment legislation

Professional Activities

Association

  • 2019 member, Employment Law Association of Ireland
  • 1997 fellow, Irish Instititute of Training and Development (IITD)
  • 1992 member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CIPD

Education

  • 2019 Law Society of Ireland/Northumbria University - LLM Employment Law and Practice
  • 2013 Law Society of ireland - Diploma in Employment Law
  • 2002 university of limerick - Ph.D.
  • 1994 University of Limerick - M.B.S.

Committee

  • 2013 CIPD Mid West Committee,
  • 2013 Academic Programme Review Committee,
  • 2012 KBS Research Ethics Committee,
  • 2012 KBS Research Committee,

Employment

  • 1998 University of limerick - senior Lecturer
  • 1996 UCD, Department of Industrial Relations - junior lecturer

Other

Outreach

Peer Reviewed Journals

Books

Book Chapters

2019

Zero Hours Work in Ireland

Murphy, C., Lavelle, J., Turner, T., Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., O'Brien, M., Gunnigle, P. (2019) Zero Hours Work in Ireland. Singapore : Springer Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries :21-40

2019

Zero Hours Work in Ireland

Murphy, C., Lavelle, J., Turner, T., Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2019) Zero Hours Work in Ireland. London : Springer Zero Hours and On-Call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries

2019

Diversity and Equality in the Workplace

MacMahon J., and O'Brien M. (2019) Diversity and Equality in the Workplace. London : MacMillan International, Red Globe press Human resource Management :99-120

2017

Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland'

McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2017) Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland' . Frankfurt, germany : Peter Lang The New Foundations of Labour law :147-162

2017

Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland'

McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2017) (2017) Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland'. Frankfurt : Peter Lang Publishing The New Foundations of Labour Law

2013

Equality in the Workplace

Mac Mahon J. (2013) Equality in the Workplace. London : Palgrave Macmillan Human Resource Management: A Concise Introduction

2009

Bullying in Healthcare Organizations

MacMahon, J; MacCurtain, S; O'Sullivan M (2009) Bullying in Healthcare Organizations. uk : Palgrave Macmillan. Culture and Climate in Health Care Organizations :82-97

2003

Management Development in Micro and Small Firms in Ireland: linking management development practices to firm size, strategic type, HRM orientation and owner-manager espoused values, in

Garavan, TN; McCarthy, A; McMahon, J; Gubbins, C (2003) Management Development in Micro and Small Firms in Ireland: linking management development practices to firm size, strategic type, HRM orientation and owner-manager espoused values, in. Human Resource Development in Small Organisations: Research and Practice, Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development.

1994

Employee Relations in Small Firms

McMahon, J (1994) Employee Relations in Small Firms. Dublin, ireland : Oaktree Press Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations :126-145

Edited Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

2019

EURAM

Sarah Kieran, Juliet MacMahon and Sarah MacCurtain (2019) EURAM.

2016

4th NERI Labour Market Conference

O'Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) 4th NERI Labour Market Conference.

2004

UFHRD/ AHRD

MacMahon, J. and fitzpatrick M (2004) UFHRD/ AHRD.

Conference Contributions

Published Reports

2018

On-call work in industrialized countries

O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L, Murphy, C. and O'Brien, M. (2018) On-call work in industrialized countries. Geneva : International Labour Organisation

Editorials

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Book Reviews

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Other Publications