Erling Rasmussen (Ph.D.) is the Professor of Work and Employment at AUT - Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand). He has worked in employment relations in academia, the public and private sectors and in several countries since the late 1970s and has undertaken research for government, businesses and unions. Erling has had several management positions at both AUT and University of Auckland and has published many articles on employment relations topics (see profile and publications on: https://academics.aut.ac.nz ). He is an Editor of New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations (https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/nzjer/ ) and has edited and co-authored many textbooks (www.employment.org.nz ).