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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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Choosing people over process – tomorrow’s take on performance

Here, Jeanette Sanderson discusses what the future of employee performance might look like and how businesses can progress.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

How can businesses improve the mental health and wellbeing of staff?

How can employers make sure their teams are happy and content in their job? Tim Scott, director of people at Fletchers Solicitors, investigates.

Employing & managing staff

Supporting someone with cancer in the workplace

Dr Steve Iley, Bupa UK medical director shares his tips on creating a supportive workplace for employees with sensitive health issues.

Employing & managing staff

How to ease the transition from education to the workplace

Here, AXA PPP healthcare has put together a list of five tips to ease the transition for young people from education to the workplace.

Employing & managing staff

The consequence of illegal working for your business

In this piece, Gemma Goodhead, head of immigration at SA Law, explains why it's critical to check the right to work of your employees.

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How an employee’s use of drugs or alcohol can impact the workplace

Here, Danny Clarke of ELAS Group explains how an employee's use of drugs/alcohol outside the workplace can impact within.

Employing & managing staff

Performance management in a 21st century business

This article looks at the performance management process, and the reasons organisations need to ditch outdated annual appraisals sooner rather than later.

Employing & managing staff

Can staff caught up in flight disruptions cancel annual leave?

Here, Jo Stubbs of XpertHR, comments on whether employees have the right to change dates booked for annual leave after flight disruptions.

Employing & managing staff

Performance management in a 21st century business

This article looks at the performance management process, and the reasons organisations need to ditch outdated annual appraisals sooner rather than later.

Employing & managing staff

Can staff caught up in flight disruptions cancel annual leave?

Here, Jo Stubbs of XpertHR, comments on whether employees have the right to change dates booked for annual leave after flight disruptions.

Employing & managing staff

What would a superhero workforce look like?

How would the leading superheroes fit in with the modern workplace? Here, we find out.

Employing & managing staff

The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn?

As Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, is sacked for historic sexual offences, we look at what lessons can be learnt.

Employing & managing staff

Work-related training – send the women or the men?

Only six in ten women are given training by their employer; compared to almost eight in ten men, according to new research.

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Three quarters of Brits suffer bullying in the workplace

Three in four Brits have encountered bullying at work, with two thirds confessing to taking part in it themselves.

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