The New Deal at Work –
How is the Psychological
Contract Changing?
In-Person | Tuesday 16 September 2025
London, UK
9.00 – 15.30 BST
Event
The psychological contract is the – usually implicit – ‘deal’ between the employee and employer. It sets out what each party is prepared to give and what they expect in return.
There has been much discussion whether broader changes in society such as ageing, generational differences and post-Covid-19 working arrangements have brought about a fundamental shift in the psychological contract. But has the psychological contract really changed? And, if it has, what can and should HR be doing to manage these dynamic shifts?
Learning Objectives
- Learn what is meant by the ‘psychological contract’ and ways that the contract can be managed.
- Explore how the psychological contract has changed over time and the factors driving these changes.
- Discuss how HR can identify how changes are playing out in their own context.
- Identify how HR can best respond to any shifts in the psychological contract.
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Location
One Moorgate
Moorgate Place,
London EC2R 6EA
Speakers
Prof. Rob Briner
Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London
Rob is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and Associate Research Director at CRF. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of Evidence-Based HRM at Birkbeck University of London and Professor at Oslo Nye Høyskole. He was previously co-founder and Scientific Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management and has held positions at the Institute for Employment Studies, London School of Economics, Kings’s College (University of London), Bath University and University of Edinburgh. His publishing and research focus on topics including wellbeing, emotions, stress, motivation and everyday work behaviour.
Emma Parry
Professor of Human Resource Management and Head of the Changing World of Work Group, Cranfield University
Emma is Professor of Human Resource Management (HRM) and Head of the Changing World of Work Group at Cranfield University. She is a recognised expert in HRM, particularly in relation to the impact of the changing external context on work, the workplace and the workforce. She was named in the top 5 Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine in 2022 and has worked with a range of organisations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors to help them to take a more evidence-based approach to considering the future of work.
Emma is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management and Academy of Social Sciences, Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies. She is currently the Chair of the British Academy of Management and Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. Emma has authored or edited several books in the areas of HRM and the changing world of work and has published numerous academic papers and practice focused articles in these areas. She is regularly invited to speak on these topics at scholarly and industry conferences, and to comment on relevant issues for media outlets.
