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Jane Parry is an Associate Professor of Work and Employment at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, who is currently seconded to the UK Parliament (2024-2026) as Thematic Research Lead in Business, Economics and Trade. Her research examines changing employment patterns, workforce inequalities, and flexible working arrangements, with significant contributions to post-pandemic work organization.
Her research interests focus on changing workplaces and occupations, workforce inequalities, flexible, remote and hybrid working models, and the interaction of paid and unpaid work across individual lifecourses. Parry employs qualitative methodologies to investigate how employment structures are transforming within different occupations and how disadvantage manifests in labor markets, particularly through life course factors.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on post-pandemic work transformations, with significant attention to flexible work legislation, workplace rights, and the reorganization of work following the pandemic. Her research combines academic rigor with policy relevance, addressing both theoretical frameworks and practical applications for organizations and policymakers.
Her notable achievements include:
- Being ranked as the highest-ranking academic in HR Magazine's influential thinkers list (2021)
- Serving on the BEIS working group on The Future of Work
- Leading the UKRI/ESRC-funded 'Work After Lockdown' project
- Conducting research for Acas on flexible working practices
Jane Parry actively supervises PhD students and has secured approximately £1.5 million in research funding from various sources including the Economic and Social Research Council, Health and Safety Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Department for Work and Pensions. She maintains strong connections with policy makers, having served as a Parliamentary Academic Fellow and regularly contributing to government consultations.
She is affiliated with multiple research centers including the Centre for Research on Work and Organisations, Work Futures Research Centre (WFRC), and Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR), where she collaborates on interdisciplinary projects examining contemporary work issues.
