Vaughan Ellis

Vaughan Ellis is a Lecturer at the Business School of Edinburgh Napier University, focusing on employment studies, human resource management, and labor process theory. His work intersects with trade unionism, overwork trends in academia, and the Scottish craft beer industry.

• Research Areas: Human Resources, Employment, Public Health
• Key Themes: Health, Culture and Communities

His research explores leaveism—a phenomenon where employees use allocated leave to work—while examining work intensification and ideal worker norms. He has contributed to understanding labor practices in academia and the craft brewing sector through multiple conference presentations and publications.

Recent articles address union strategies under the Trade Union Act 2016, overwork normalization, and craft beer industry labor dynamics. Collaborations include researchers like Jennifer Saxena, Jesus Canduela, and Holly Patrick Thomson.

As a Business School lecturer, Ellis engages in projects related to market entry strategies, job quality assessment, and organizational tactics during crises. His work appears in journals like Human Resource Management Journal and Personnel Review.