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Tara Craig

Tara Craig

    • Employee relations
    • Economics, government & business
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Employment law changes: potential impact on HR and business

    by Tara Craig 30 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 30 Sep 2009

    The latest round of employment law changes come into effect on 1 October. Their implications for the workplace should not...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    HR responds to CBI comments on education

    by Tara Craig 23 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 23 Sep 2009

    The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for students to pay more for their education, as an alternative to...

    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice
    • Job creation and losses

    The recession lesson: Reed research findings

    by Tara Craig 21 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 21 Sep 2009

    In 1992, as the UK struggled with its last serious recession, Personnel Today published the findings of a survey by recruitment company Reed. Almost two decades later, in the throes of another downturn, Reed has repeated the research. Tara Craig looks at what has changed, what hasn't, and whether employers have learnt from the lessons of their predecessors.

    • Learning & development

    Lifelong learning inquiry findings

    by Tara Craig 17 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 17 Sep 2009

    The results of the most wide-ranging ever national inquiry into lifelong learning have been published today. Sponsored by the national...

    • Recruitment & retention

    Employing the long-term unemployed: Taking the long view

    by Tara Craig 15 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 15 Sep 2009

    With unemployment at 2.4 million, and 277,000 people losing their jobs in the three months to June 2009, what hope...

    • Pay & benefits
    • Retail vouchers

    Store vouchers: Spicing up benefits

    by Tara Craig 14 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 14 Sep 2009

    Gift vouchers, it seems, are the flavour of the month as far as benefits are concerned. Why so?Gift vouchers may...

    • Learning & development

    World of Learning 2009 preview

    by Tara Craig 1 Sep 2009
    by Tara Craig 1 Sep 2009

    World of Learning 2009 speakers View more presentations from PTOD.  This year’s World of Learning conference and exhibition will take...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Religious discrimination
    • Religion

    Religion and religious festivals: a guide for employers and HR

    by Tara Craig 19 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 19 Aug 2009

    Top 5 tips for preparing for Ramadan

    1. Try to avoid ‘working lunches’ as Muslims cannot participate

    2. Consider enabling...

    • HR transformation
    • The HR profession

    Profile: Andy Albon, HR director, Birmingham City Council

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    Birmingham City Council, one of the biggest public sector organisations in Europe, has taken its HR function through a major...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Half of final salary pensions in private sector will close to existing staff by 2012

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    Half of the final salary pension schemes in the private sector will have closed to existing staff within three years,...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    UK points-based immigration system deemed ‘utterly inflexible’ by lawyers

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    The government’s points-based immigration system has caused unexpected problems for UK companies hiring staff from overseas because it is “utterly...

    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    McDonald’s HR chief appointed chairman of sector skills council for hospitality

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    The HR chief at McDonald’s has been appointed chairman of People 1st, the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism council. David...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Ryanair cuts up to 600 jobs in Manchester

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    Ryanair has scaled back its Manchester operation, cutting hundreds of jobs. The Irish budget airline announced yesterday that it was...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    City financial staff see average pay rise again

    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 18 Aug 2009

    Average pay for financial employees in the City rose again last month, as confidence in the capital continues to return.According...

    • Employment law
    • Early careers
    • Latest News

    Friday Podcast: Youth unemployment; TUPE in pre-pack administration; Depersonalisation of CVs

    by Tara Craig 14 Aug 2009
    by Tara Craig 14 Aug 2009

    HR news and analysis, including: Latest youth unemployment figures and what employers are doing to remedy the situation Court of...

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