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Andrew Hambler

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Andrew Hambler

Role Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Resources & Leadership
Contact  Direct line: 01902 323757

Email: Andrew.Hambler@wlv.ac.uk

Biography

Andrew is a former managing consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he began his career. He moved into higher education in 2004 and now works primarily as a lecturer and researcher. He is also regularly involved in HR consultancy work for SMEs on behalf of the University of Wolverhampton.

Academic qualifications
  • LLM (Distinction), Law and Employment Relations, University of Leicester
  • PGCE, Post-compulsory Education & Training, University of Huddersfield
  • MSc, Human Resource Management, UMIST (Dissertation with Distinction)
  • BPS Levels A and B, Psychometric Testing (with MBTI accreditation)
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, UMIST
  • BA (Hons) History, University of Durham
Teaching interests Employment Law; Employment Relations; Human Resource Management.
Professional body membership and roles Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Research interests

Andrew is currently completing a PhD in freedom of religious expression in the UK workplace and has given conference papers and published articles on this theme.

External academic roles

Examiner, CIPD national examinations (Leading and Managing People)

Member of the Law and Religion Scholars Network

Member of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission Religion and Belief Network.
Selected publications

‘Establishing sincerity in religion and belief claims: a question of consistency’, (2011) 13 Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 146-156.

‘A no-win situation for public officials with faith convictions’, (2010) 12 Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 3-16.

‘A Private Matter? Evolving approaches to the freedom to manifest religious convictions in the workplace’, (2008) 3 Religion and Human Rights, 111-133.

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