Catherine Hobby

Catherine Hobby is a senior lecturer in law at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law at the University of East London. She currently teaches Public Law modules at Levels 4 & 5, Human Rights & Equality at Level 6 and Advocacy on the LLM.

Catherine's research interests include the legal protection of whistleblowing and the corporate response to the raising of public interest concerns. Her recent publications have explored the legal definition of 'worker' in the whistleblowing provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996 about the gig economy and the importance of developments in whistleblowing case law to the regulation of worker rights. She is currently examining the business approach to human rights.

In her recent research, Catherine has collaborated on projects examining workplace conflict and considering the importance of employment law on human resource management strategy and practice. She has co-authored the British Academy of Management and CIPD conference papers and has also undertaken joint research into the freedom of work and human rights in the workplace.

Catherine has explored the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on employment legislation and rights in the workplace, with particular regard to whistleblowing and the right to freedom of expression. She has published e-resources, conference papers and opinion pieces in this area for the Institute of Employment Rights (www.ier.org.uk)