Jenna Pandeli

Jenna Pandeli is an Associate Professor in Organisation Studies at the Faculty of Business and Law, University of the West of England, Bristol. She is affiliated with the Department of Business and Management and actively contributes to research, teaching, and public engagement in critical organisational issues.

Her research interests include:

• Prison Labour and Rehabilitation
• Invisible Forms of Work
• Maternity Leave and Motherhood in Organisations
• Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods
• Business Ethics and Critical Management Studies
• Workplace Humour

Jenna's recent publications focus on the exploitation and invisibility of prison labour and the unpaid work of mothers on maternity leave, particularly during the pandemic. Her work bridges academic research with public discourse, often addressing ethical and social justice dimensions of work. The dominant themes across her articles include critical organisational analysis, labour rights, and qualitative methodologies applied to marginalised work experiences.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• SAGE Prize for Excellence and Innovation (2020) for her article in Work, Employment and Society

Jenna is actively involved in research projects and supervises postgraduate students in her areas of expertise. She collaborates with charities like Project Remake to deliver enterprise education for formerly incarcerated individuals. She also maintains a strong public presence through blogs and media appearances, including the BBC and Financial Times. Her work is supported by public engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

She is associated with the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre and contributes to public scholarship through platforms such as the American Sociological Association’s Work-in-Progress blog and UWE’s HR, Work & Employment blog.