Mike Leat BSc MSc Pg Dip

Mike Leat is currently the Head of the HRS, Operations Management and Business Strategy Group in the Business School at the University of Plymouth. He has been involved with and in employee relations for most of his working life, as both an academic and a practitioner. He has worked for the Commission on Industrial Relations and ACAS, in both cases as an industrial relations expert. He also has practical working experience as a personnel practitioner and has occupied positions as both a Personnel Manager and Head of Personnel and Administration.

In recent years, Mike has concentrated upon an academic role and his main areas of interest are now employee relations and international and comparative HRM. He has written a number of books and journal articles in these areas.