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The latest guides on employing and managing full or part time staff effectively as a small business owner or sole trader, brought to you in partnership with Sage. 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.

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Top benefits of HR software for small businesses

Here, we take a look at how small businesses can take advantage of HR software and how it can help you manage your staff

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

The ten most common HR challenges for small businesses

Here, we look at the top ten most common small business HR challenges, and what you can do to overcome them

Employing & managing staff

HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses: Costs, Benefits and How to Choose a Provider in 2026

Outsourcing HR makes sense for businesses too small to have their own in-house 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

Employer of Record – everything you need to know

Interested in hiring overseas talent? We're delving into Employer of Record - what it is, the pros and cons and if it's right for you

Employing & managing staff

A small business guide to the National Living Wage

The new National Living Wage has come into effect for 2026/27. Elaine Pritchard of Moorepay explains what you need to know

Employing & managing staff

Employment Rights Act 2025 and the changes you need to prepare for

The government has published the timetabled changes that are coming in line with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Here's a rundown

Employing & managing staff

Employment Rights Bill – what’s in the legislation?

Labour's Employment Rights Bill has officially received Royal Assent. Here's what it means for your small business

Employing & managing staff

Settlement agreements in the redundancy process

Solicitor Ethan Diver explains the circumstances in which settlement agreements are appropriate during the redundancy process

Employing & managing staff

Employment Rights Bill – what’s in the legislation?

Labour's Employment Rights Bill has officially received Royal Assent. Here's what it means for your small business

Employing & managing staff

Settlement agreements in the redundancy process

Solicitor Ethan Diver explains the circumstances in which settlement agreements are appropriate during the redundancy process

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Employing & managing staff

Tips for staying cool in the office

As the heat continues to leave the UK scorching, Londonoffices.com have compiled a list of ways to keep cool in the office

Employing & managing staff

5 ways employers can improve the first 90 days of employment

An employee's first 90 days are crucial in determining how long they'll stay with your company. Here's how to encourage them to stick around

Employing & managing staff

Five reasons SMEs waste money on HR consultancies

Here, Kate Russell outlines the main ways HR consultancies can let you, as a small business owner, down

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