Marta Lasek-Markey

Biography

Marta Lasek-Markey is a PhD researcher in EU Labour Law. Her research, supervised by Prof. Mark Bell and funded by the Irish Research Council, is a qualitative study exploring the precarious status of posted workers in the EU. Marta holds an LL.M. degree (with distinction) form Trinity College Dublin, as well as a Master of Laws degree from the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Simultaneously to her legal studies, between 2007-2016 Marta pursued a career in journalism. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (hons) degree in Journalism from the University of Warsaw. In Poland Marta worked in the Business department of Gazeta Wyborcza, a national daily newspaper with its roots in Lech Wałęsa’s ‘Solidarity’ movement. During her time there, she conducted hundreds of interviews in the field of Business and Employment. She interviewed workers and regional CEOs of companies such as Amazon, Bosch, Google, IBM, Nestlé, Nokia. She has extensive experience researching stories, contacting individuals and organisations, framing and positing questions, writing and editing interviews, and dealing with sensitive issues such as consent and confidentiality.

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Professional Qualifications

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Awards

• Government of Ireland Postgraduate Research Studentship 2019-2021
• Trinity College Dublin 1592 Postgraduate Research Studentship 2018-2019
• Trinity Trust Travel Grant 2019
• Erasmus Scholarship (University of Strasbourg, France) 2012-2013

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Research Interests

• Labour Law
• EU Law
• Equality Law
• Precarious Work
• Future of Work

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Education Details

• Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) Candidate - Trinity College, Dublin (2018 - )
• Trinity College Dublin, Master of Laws (LL.M.) with distinction, 2017
• University of Warsaw, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2013
• University of Warsaw, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA), hons, 2010

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Employment Details

• Journalist, Gazeta Wyborcza, Business Department of Poland's largest quality daily newspaper, Warsaw and Wrocław, 2014-2016
• Local Staff Member of Momentum for Change Project, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Warsaw, 2013
• Legal Intern, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Warsaw, 2011-2012
• Radio Reporter, Radio PiN 102 FM, Warsaw, 2010-2011
• Journalism Intern, Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw Local Section, 2008
• Journalism Intern, Gazeta Wyborcza, Bydgoszcz Local Section, 2007

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Memberships /Associations /Representations

• Chair of TCD Law Student Colloquium 2021
• Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team Member for TCD Law School, 2019-2020

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Publications

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