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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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How to hire effectively as a small business

In this piece, David Grimes reveals his secrets to managing the recruitment process and how small company owners can make hiring easier for themselves.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Bridging the gender pay gap in the UK

The Gender Pay Gap deadline for businesses (4th April) is approaching fast and according to recent news, less than a third of companies in the UK have revealed their gender pay gap data.

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Working in the hospitality industry

Here, we take a look at some of the main advantages and disadvantages of working in the hospitality field.

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What sort of contract will I need if I want to employ staff on a flexible basis?

The employment landscape of the UK is changing rapidly. The rise of the gig economy, powered by companies such as Uber, Hermes, Deliveroo, and TaskRabbit, combined with an increase in the number of companies placing employees on zero-hour contracts, has created a great amount of uncertainty for many employees.

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How to protect your employees when working outdoors

Employing & managing staff

Women in science – Inspiring the young to excel in business

Sophie Allnutt, co-founder of Mini Professors, discusses how businesses can better inspire young women to chose a career in science.

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Jamie Carragher: How should employers handle incidents out of work?

With Sky Sports pundit and ex-footballer, Jamie Carragher, suffering scrutiny in the news, we take a look at how businesses can avoid PR incidents outside of work.

Employing & managing staff

Four benefits people with mental health experience bring to organisations

In this article, Brendan Street, clinical lead, Nuffield Health, discusses four benefits employees with mental health experience can bring to your company.

Employing & managing staff

Jamie Carragher: How should employers handle incidents out of work?

With Sky Sports pundit and ex-footballer, Jamie Carragher, suffering scrutiny in the news, we take a look at how businesses can avoid PR incidents outside of work.

Employing & managing staff

Four benefits people with mental health experience bring to organisations

In this article, Brendan Street, clinical lead, Nuffield Health, discusses four benefits employees with mental health experience can bring to your company.

Employing & managing staff

Schools not preparing children for modern collaborative working

UC EXPO study finds 55 per cent of Brits see education system as one of the major blockades in enabling collaboration in the workplace.

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The measures I put in place to attract and retain new talent

Here, Mike Preston discusses the investment his business ProtectMyPeople has made to retain and attract new staff, and what he believes SMEs can do to attract more young employees.

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Seven ways to make sure you’re GDPR-compliant in HR

With GDPR coming into effect in less that 100 days, we spoke to Kashflow about how to make your HR department GDPR compliant.

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Non-resident employees

Can I put non-resident employees on my UK company payroll for limited periods of time? If yes, how are they treated under PAYE?

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