Employing and Managing Staff - HR Advice for Small Business Owners

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…

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14 Jan 2021

What are the benefits of agile working? - a small business guide

On the face of it, it seems ridiculous that post Covid-19 hordes will commute into cities so they can all …
19 Oct 2020

How to tell your staff they’re working reduced hours

With the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) coming to an end and the Job Support Scheme (JSS) taking its …
16 Jun 2020

How to deal with a furloughed employee who refuses to return to work

Across the country tens of thousands of employees are being asked to return to work. But many employers are faced …
15 May 2020

Section 44 – what if an employee won't return to work post coronavirus?

Last Sunday (10 May), Boris Johnson announced that some employees would be returning to work this week. The divisive move …

1 Mar 2021

How do I manage an employee with Long Covid?

One of the many consequences of Covid-19 is its persistent relative, Long Covid. Though a relatively new condition, it’s affecting …
23 Feb 2021

What the Uber ruling means for your small business

Last week’s long-awaited Supreme Court ruling in the Uber case has far reaching ramifications for any small business that engages …
15 Feb 2021

Staff Appraisal Templates and Forms
14 Feb 2021

How to deal with sexual harassment in your small business

Over one in two working women in Britain have experienced sexual harassment at work, according to a TUC and …
11 Feb 2021

This change to the furlough scheme could lead to more costly redundancies

It has been widely reported that many businesses expect to make redundancies at the end of April, when the furlough …
21 Jan 2021

Can I make my employees get the Covid-19 vaccine?

As the Covid-19 vaccine gets rolled out to more vulnerable groups across the country, employers may be starting to think …
14 Jan 2021

What are the benefits of agile working? - a small business guide

On the face of it, it seems ridiculous that post Covid-19 hordes will commute into cities so they can all …
12 Jan 2021

Zoom tips and techniques when doing video job interviews

These days, the telephone interview might not go far enough in finding candidates. As a result, many employers have been …
26 Oct 2020

Do I need to pay employee for travelling time?
21 Oct 2020

Checklist: what should be in a job advert?