Kathy Daniels

Kathy first joined Aston Business School in September 1999, as a Sessional Lecturer. She continued in this role until September 2012 when she was appointed as a Teaching Fellow, working on a part-time basis. She was promoted to Senior Teaching Fellow in 2014 and then to Associate Professorial Teaching Fellow in 2018.

In 2018 she took up the role of Associate Dean: Learning and Teaching, with responsibility for the postgraduate programmes in Aston Business School. Prior to joining Aston she worked as Head of HR in a large manufacturing organisation. She then left to set up her own consultancy business, which she still runs. She writes and speaks extensively about employment law for organisations such as CIPD, Agora Business Publications and Croners. She is a Lay Member of the Employment Tribunals, sitting in Birmingham.

Qualifications and Education

• BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Birmingham 1984
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 2004
• Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy 2015
• Certified Online Learning Facilitator 2015
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management 2018

Employment

Academic

• Associate Dean: Learning and Teaching (2018 - present)
• Deputy Head of WOP Department (2017-2018)
• Senior Teaching Fellow, Aston Business School. (2014 - Present)
• Teaching Fellow, Aston Business School. (2012 - 2013)
  
• External Verifier, CIPD. (2009 - Present)
  
• Sessional Lecturer, Aston Business School. (1999 - 2012)
  
• Regional Moderator, CIPD. (1998 - 2009)
  
• Sessional Lecturer, University of Central England. (1997 - 1999)
  
• Sessional Lecturer, University of Birmingham. (1998)

Professional

• Consultant, Kathy Daniels Consulting. (May 1997 - Present)
  
• Member, Birmingham Employment Tribunals. (2000- Present)
  
• Head of Personnel and Training, GEC Avery. (1988 - 1997)
  
• HR Graduate Trainee, Land Rover Ltd. (1987 - 1988)

Research Interests

• Employment Law
• Employee Relations

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management

Selected Publications

Books

• Daniels, K (2004) Employment Law for HR and Business Students, CIPD Publishing
• Daniels, K and MacDonald, L (2005) Equality, Discrimination and Diversity, CIPD Publishing
• Daniels, K (2006) Employee Relations in an Organisational Context, CIPD Publishing
• Daniels, K (2007) Reward Pocketbook, Management Pocketbooks
  
• Daniels, K (2008) Employment Law: An Introduction for HR and Business Students, second edition, CIPD Publishing
  
• Daniels, K (2008) Strategic Choice in Patterns of Employment Relations in Strategic Human Resource Management, Aston Centre for HR, CIPD Publishing
  
• Daniels, K and Parkes, C (2008) Strategic Diversity Management in Strategic Human Resource Management, Aston Centre for HR, CIPD Publishing
  
• Daniels, K (2010) A Quick Guide to Redundancy, LawPack Publishing
• Daniels, K (2012) Employment Law: An introduction for HR and Business Students, third edition, CIPD Publishing
• Daniels, K (2014) Workplace Relations and Regulations in Crawshaw J, Budhwar, P and Davis, A (eds) (2014) Human Resource Management: Strategic and International Perspectives, Sage Publishing
• Daniels, K (2016) Introduction to Employment Law; Fundamentals for HR and Business Students, fourth edition, CIPD Publishing
• Daniels, K (2017) Workplace Relations and Regulations in Crawshaw J, Budhwar, P and Davis, A (eds) (2017) Human Resource Management: Strategic and International Perspectives, 2nd edition, Sage Publishing
• Daniels, K (2019) Introduction to Employment Law; Fundamentals for HR and Business Students, fifth edition, Kogan Page (publication planned)
• Daniels, K. (2012).Employment law: an introduction for HR and business students. (3rd ed.) CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Patsystems Ltd v Neilly 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Abercrombie and others v Aga Rangemaster 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Birmingham City Council v Abdulla. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Redfearn v UK 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Tamang v Act Security 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Anderson v London Fire and Emergency Service 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Thor v Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Leach v OFCOM 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Liddells Coaches v Cook 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Imam-Sadeque v Bluebay Asset Management 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Logan v Celyn House 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Graham v Secretary of State, DWP. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Dziedziak v Future Electronics Ltd. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).PDAU v Boots 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Manchester College v Hazel. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Asif v Elmbridge Borough Council 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Miller v Interserve Industrial 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Ministry of Justice v Parry. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Drake v Ipsos Mori Ltd 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Nicholls v Rockwell 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Roberts v The Governing Body of Whitecross School 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).F and G Cleaners Ltd v Saddington 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).North Bristol NHS Trust v Harrold 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Nambalat v Taher and Tayeb. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Parkwood Leisure v Alemo-Herron 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Welton v Deluxe Retail Ltd 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).JGE v The Trustees of Portsmouth RC Diocese. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Smith v Trafford Housing Trust. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Novak v Phones 4U 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).R v Lion Steel Equipment Ltd 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).FW Farnsworth v Lacy 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Unison v London Borough of Barnet. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Trago Mills (South Devon) Ltd v Information Commissioner 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Wincanton Group v Stone 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Catholic Child Welfare Society v Institute of Brothers 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).London Borough of Islington v Bannon 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Nottingham City Transport Ltd v Harvey. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Heafield v The Times Newspaper Ltd 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Bent v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Nejjary v Aramark. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Onyang v Berkeley Solicitors 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Streatfeild v London Philharmonic Orchestra 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).P F Franco v Fyffes Ltd. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).SNR Denton v Kirwan. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Hospital Medical Group v Westwood 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Miles v Insitu Cleaning 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).EC v Hungary 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).O' Reilly and Wilson v DWP 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Safetynet Security Ltd v Coppage 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Assamoi v The Spirit Pub Company 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Hudson v DWP 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2012).Renfrewshire Council v Educational Institute of Scotland 2012. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2010).A quick guide to surviving redundancy: your essential legal guide. London (UK): Lawpack.
• Daniels, K. (2008).Employment law: an introduction for HR and business students. (2nd ed.) CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2007).The reward pocketbook. (Management pocketbooks). Management pocketbooks.
• Daniels, K. (2006).Employee relations in an organisational context. 978-1-84398-138-1: CIPD.
• Daniels, K., & MacDonald, L. (2005).Equality, diversity and discrimination: a student text. CIPD.
• Daniels, K. (2004).Employment law for HR and business students. CIPD.