Taradaynes
Member Since: 2nd Mar 2008
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HR, employment law & training consultant for the Not-For-Profit sector
I am a fully qualified HR and training professional with over 18 years’ post-graduate experience. I am a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a qualified Specialist Employment Law Paralegal , & a registered Investors In People Specialist. I have worked in a variety of industries , and now focus mainly in the non-profit sector. I particularly specialise in start-up HR functions for SMEs, including writing all required staffing policies and procedures and staff handbooks, and designing & delivering training for line management and staff on key issues, business & personal effectiveness skills. I'm a regular guest speaker for the CIPD, City Business Library's seminar programme & other organisations, & frequently featured on TV, radio & the press as an HR & employment law expert.
HR Consultant Tara Daynes
9th Apr 2014
So what is HR’s worst nightmare? The one where all your teeth fall out? The one where you find yourself in the middle of a busy street...
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14th Jan 2014
HR often comes under fire for blinding people with professional science and jargon. But is there really much more we can do with HR, or are...
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5th Nov 2013
It is a pretty well-established fact that when it comes to keeping people enthusiastic, money is surprisingly far down the list of...
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29th Aug 2013
Working mums have often claimed to have been discriminated against at work, and indeed frequently have been. But a current hot topic in the...
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2nd Aug 2013
It’s finally happened – as of last Monday 29th July, it will cost you a few quid to put in a claim to an employment tribunal (the issue fee...
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15th Jun 2013
So long sicknotes, the future is fit notes! Actually, the fit note has been around for 3 years now - but must still be causing a bit of a...
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24th Mar 2013
Generally speaking, I’m not that easily offended. You can criticise my hairdo or musical tastes, insult my cat or even my mother and I’ll...
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28th Dec 2012
So, Christmas has come and gone, so it’s the time of year when we look at our pile of pressies and think about how we can palm half of them...
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8th Oct 2012
A recent survey has apparently shown that 2 out of 5 new starters at senior level seriously consider jacking in the new job within 3 months...
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19th Sep 2012
I always think about Competency Frameworks as being like a potato. Not because they are muddy, starchy and sprout a bit when left in a dark...
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