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Tara Craig

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    • HR practice

    My Mentor: Helen Dickinson, head of people, Simplyhealth

    by Tara Craig 8 Feb 2010
    by Tara Craig 8 Feb 2010

    My mentor was initially my boss. We both moved on to different roles, but stayed in contact. Since changing from...

    • HR practice

    Top job: Lyn Harper, director of learning and development, Morrison

    by Tara Craig 8 Feb 2010
    by Tara Craig 8 Feb 2010

    Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was with the Al Naboodah Construction Group in Dubai, as...

    • Employment law
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Profile: Jayne Mee, group HR director, Barratt Developments

    by Tara Craig 11 Jan 2010
    by Tara Craig 11 Jan 2010

    Last year was a rocky one for most industries, with the construction and housebuilding sectors among the worst hit. Why, then, does Barratt Developments HR director Jayne Mee feel so chipper? Tara Craig finds out.

    • HR practice

    The Big Book of HR: Inspiration and possibilities in contemporary human resources

    by Tara Craig 11 Jan 2010
    by Tara Craig 11 Jan 2010

    Author: Steve FosterPublisher: Northgate ArinsoPrice: £6.95Despite its name, this is actually quite a small book of HR, but they’ve certainly...

    • Bonuses
    • Pay & benefits

    Should government-subsidised companies pay bonuses?

    by Tara Craig 8 Dec 2009
    by Tara Craig 8 Dec 2009

    Should failing or government-subsidised companies pay bonuses rather than risk losing good staff?

    • Cycle to Work
    • Pay & benefits

    Cycle to work: Pedal power

    by Tara Craig 3 Dec 2009
    by Tara Craig 3 Dec 2009

    An increasing number of employers are pushing pedal power to employees. Yet much thought must go into cycle-to-work schemes as...

    • Bonuses
    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary surveys

    Voluntary sector salaries – the annual Celre survey

    by Tara Craig 1 Dec 2009
    by Tara Craig 1 Dec 2009

    It’s often assumed that people get involved in the voluntary sector out of the goodness of their hearts. Volunteers may do, but for paid employees, the advantages are more tangible. The 21st annual Celre voluntary sector salary, published exclusively on XpertHR, reveals the financial advantages to life in the voluntary sector.

    • Pay & benefits
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Bank holidays: do we really need another?

    by Tara Craig 26 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 26 Nov 2009

    What difference will one more bank holiday make, asks Tara Craig

    • Economics, government & business
    • The HR profession
    • Onboarding

    HR and the economic climate

    by Tara Craig 16 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 16 Nov 2009

    HR steps to recovery Read more articles on HR steps to recoveryAsk any HR professional what’s keeping them awake at night, and...

    • HR strategy

    HR’s reputation on the line

    by Tara Craig 10 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 10 Nov 2009

    With more than 10,000 job cuts announced in the banking sector alone over the past 10 days, HR's reputation could take a tumble. While HR practitioners agree that the recession has been good for the function - ushering it to a more strategic place - is it in danger of returning to a 'hiring and firing' role? Tara Craig asked what HR should be doing to maintain its more strategic role.

    • Careers in HR
    • The HR profession

    Top job: Debbie Rotchell, HR director, Craegmoor Healthcare

    by Tara Craig 3 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 3 Nov 2009

    Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities?I was head of HR services and policy at Craegmoor, covering...

    • Careers in HR
    • The HR profession

    On the move: Angus MacGregor, Sheena Wilson, and Marie Sigsworth

    by Tara Craig 3 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 3 Nov 2009

    International law firm Eversheds has appointed Angus MacGregor HR director. MacGregor joins Eversheds from Barclays Bank, where he was the...

    • Employee engagement
    • HR strategy

    Employee engagement roundtable: keeping staff sweet for recovery

    by Tara Craig 2 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 2 Nov 2009

    Engaging employees is always a challenge, never more so than during a recession. HR services firm Ceridian and benefits and reward...

    • Police
    • HR practice
    • HR transformation

    Shadowing Martin Tiplady, Metropolitan Police HR director: On the beat

    by Tara Craig 2 Nov 2009
    by Tara Craig 2 Nov 2009

    With 55,000 staff, 33,000 of them officers, Metropolitan Police Service HR director Martin Tiplady can't afford to sit in his office waiting for them to come to him. Once a month, he makes a fact-finding visit to a London borough. Tara Craig joined him in Southwark.

    • Careers in HR
    • Employee relations
    • HR practice

    HR hits back at criticism from Times columnist Sathnam Sanghera

    by Tara Craig 6 Oct 2009
    by Tara Craig 6 Oct 2009

    The Times business correspondent Sathnam Sanghera says that the amount of fuss HR makes about itself far outweighs the contribution...

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