Jimmy Donaghey is Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of South Australia, Australia. His main research interests focus on the effects of internationalisation on the employment relationship. He is an editor of the journal Work, Employment and Society. Aside from his academic interest in employment relations, Jimmy has been an active participant in industrial relations in both the UK, where he was a branch officer and national executive member of UCU for over fifteen years, and Australia, where he is currently branch secretary of the UniSA NTEU branch.