Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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…
Uncertainty remains for millions of low paid workers as to whether they will get tax relief on their pension contributions, according to one pension provider. Employers need to consider carefully the way in which their pension scheme works. Stephanie Spicer reports
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Employing & managing staff
Xero has implemented wellbeing leave for its employees, but a policy like this may be unattainable for small businesses.
Employing & managing staff
Returning to work after a period of mental illness is tough but as an employer, you can help. Unum's Liz Walker explains more.
Employing & managing staff
Here, we explore the benefits of working outside the office and the best practices for managing remote staff.
Employing & managing staff
Sophie Ainsworth, founder of RAiISE, explains how employers can help staff with invisible illnesses to feel more supported in the workplace.
Employing & managing staff
Do you run a company with your spouse, siblings or children? We explore how to maintain a balance between business and family.
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With the help of Jane Crosby, Peter Done answers a reader questioning whether they can insist that an employee has their photo taken for a new HR system. If not, can they go down the disciplinary route?
Employing & managing staff
Kai Feller from Bark.com offers up some tips on how to make the onboarding process better for new employees.
Employing & managing staff
With the help of Jane Crosby, Peter Done answers a reader questioning whether they can insist that an employee has their photo taken for a new HR system. If not, can they go down the disciplinary route?
Employing & managing staff
Kai Feller from Bark.com offers up some tips on how to make the onboarding process better for new employees.
Employing & managing staff
Employing a variety of people from different backgrounds is desirable in today's working world, but why is political diversity so widely neglected?
Employing & managing staff
Here are some pointers for small businesses on identifying the best candidates through their CVs.
Employing & managing staff
I have an employee who wants to take unpaid leave to go on holiday but they still have enough of their holiday entitlement left to take it as paid. Is it a legal responsibility to use their entitlement first before being granted unpaid time off?
Employing & managing staff
Building a sales team is a daunting prospect for any growing company, but can be achieved with the right people, technology, and activities. Here are some tips to getting it right.
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Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats
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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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