Orestis Papadopoulos

Dr. Orestis Papadopoulos is a Senior Lecturer at the Business School of Manchester Metropolitan University, specializing in employment relations and labor studies within the service economy, particularly hospitality and tourism. His research examines how economic crises, liberalization, and political changes reshape working conditions and worker experiences in vulnerable sectors.

He completed his PhD at the University of Warwick in 2013, focusing on austerity impacts on young people in Greece and Ireland. His core research interests include Comparative Employment Relations, Trade Unions, Employment Rights, Service Economy dynamics, and Youth Transitions to the labor market, with emphasis on collective action and precarious work during economic downturns.

His publication record (2012-2023) reveals consistent focus on youth unemployment in Southern Europe, trade union efficacy in hospitality sectors, and employment rights violations. Key patterns include comparative Greece-UK/Ireland analyses, critical examinations of labor enforcement gaps, and investigations into how economic liberalization reshapes worker experiences through institutional fragmentation.

He has secured significant competitive grants including:

• BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant (2025-2027) on emotions in collective mobilization
• Society of Advancement of Management Studies grant (2022-2024) on precarious youth work
• Erasmus+ grant (£280k, 2019-2022) on critical thinking in higher education
• DLME contract (2018-2019) analyzing fissuring in UK hotel employment

He supervises PhD research on employment relations, trade unions, and youth labor market transitions within service sectors.

No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.

Dr. Papadopoulos teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in HRM (hospitality focus), international HRM, and employment relations, currently leading the BA (Hons) Human Resource Management program at Manchester Metropolitan University.