Six HR mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them
Making staffing mistakes as a small business on a tight budget can be fatal. Here are the common ones and how not to fall foul of them
Employing & managing staff
The latest guides on employing and managing full or part time staff effectively as a small business owner or sole trader. Contains advice on employment law, health and safety at work, recruitment, training, redundancy and disciplinary information, employee rights, workplace regulations, and much more.
This section provides expert and in-depth advice articles on all aspects of staff management and human resources legislation. Our aim is to help UK small businesses to hire great employees, manage them effectively and look after them properly.
Other key topics covered in this employing staff section include team management, employee motivation, legal rights and responsibilities, managing absence, maternity pay and leave, taking on new staff, induction programmes, communication, workplace policies, flexible working, job descriptions, employment contracts and related information.
We also provide information on HR tools, templates and resources specially targeted at SMEs as well as suitable training courses and workshops that can help you get the best out of your staff to make a more efficient, more profitable, happy and productive company. Sounds good? Then read on…
Making staffing mistakes as a small business on a tight budget can be fatal. Here are the common ones and how not to fall foul of them
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
The Dragons’ Den investor gives his top five tips for building a winning team, knowing when to take a backseat, and why his main job is creating a company culture.
Employing & managing staff
Outsourcing HR makes sense for businesses that are too small to have their own inhouse manager. However you need to be clear about what you need from the outset to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach
Employing & managing staff
How should small businesses best manage inductions into office culture for new hybrid staff? Sue Temelty of The HR Dept offers practical advice
Employing & managing staff
Sue Tumelty, founder of The HR Dept, explains upcoming statutory pay rises and what you should do as a small business owner
Employing & managing staff
Zero-hours workers who have given 26 weeks of service will be able to request more predictable hours from employers
Employing & managing staff
Employee Benefits Consultancy, Drewberry, explain how the cost of living is affecting work performance and share what benefits staff value
Employing & managing staff
What are your obligations to your staff if you’ve gone insolvent? How should insolvent SMEs handle redundancy?
Employing & managing staff
Employee Benefits Consultancy, Drewberry, explain how the cost of living is affecting work performance and share what benefits staff value
Employing & managing staff
What are your obligations to your staff if you’ve gone insolvent? How should insolvent SMEs handle redundancy?
Employing & managing staff
Changes to holiday entitlement for zero-hours workers, higher Minimum Wage pay and a bonfire of EU regulation are all on the cards this year
Employing & managing staff
Can you ‘fire and rehire’ your staff if they won’t accept a change to their contractual terms?
Employing & managing staff
Robert McHenry presents guidance on making your prospective employee as comfortable as possible.
Employing & managing staff
If an employee has come to you with a pay rise request, what do you do? Here are five tips to help achieve the best outcome for both parties
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Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats
Business Technology
Find out how creative agency, Myth Studio, used technology to grow their business and quadruple their staff count in 18 months
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Employment benefits specialist, Drewberry, explain why you should base your benefits around a Total Reward Strategy
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