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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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Gen Z hold key to commercial success, say leading business figures

CEOs believe that Gen Z employees have the technical skills and drive needed to grow their businesses.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

No salary talk please, we’re British! Staff reveal topics to be avoided

New research discovers nearly half of Brits are in favour of workplace censorship, banning talk of salaries, politics and religion.

Employing & managing staff

How freelancers can add value to your business

Here, Julia Kermode, chief executive of the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association tells us how freelancers can be beneficial to small businesses.

Employing & managing staff

Let’s spend less time talking and more time thinking

Here, Tariq Khan, director of interactive delivery, TMW Unlimited, discusses how productivity can be improved in the office.

Employing & managing staff

Internal communication as a way of maintaining quality service

Chris Ronan of St John’s Buildings explore the importance of maintaining strong internal communication strategies within a business.

Employing & managing staff

How to recruit the best talent for your business

How do you make sure you’re offering the job to ‘the one’? Here are some tips to help you recruit the right talent for your needs.

Employing & managing staff

Building a positive workplace culture

Here, Mark Scanlon, chief executive of Personal Group, discusses how to create a great working environment for every single employee in your business.

Employing & managing staff

Managing the hiring process is key challenge for SMEs

96 per cent of people in HR find identifying qualified candidates to be the greatest challenge in the hiring process.

Employing & managing staff

Building a positive workplace culture

Here, Mark Scanlon, chief executive of Personal Group, discusses how to create a great working environment for every single employee in your business.

Employing & managing staff

Managing the hiring process is key challenge for SMEs

96 per cent of people in HR find identifying qualified candidates to be the greatest challenge in the hiring process.

Employing & managing staff

Three science-backed ways to increase employee happiness

Making sure that your staff are happy at work can be tough, so we found three science-backed ways to improve employee happiness.

Employing & managing staff

Will the BBC’s gender pay gap impact the future of the law?

In light of the recent controversy around the BBC's gender pay gap, Michelle Gray, head of employment at Berg, discusses why SMEs must educate themselves and their employees around the developments.

Employing & managing staff

Team building ideas for new-age companies

A sure-fire way to make a more efficient team is to encourage staff to take part in team-building activities to create bonds.

Employing & managing staff

Team-building activities: A few great tips for small businesses

Creating a strong, efficient team can be tough for small businesses; here are some great team-building tips for your business.

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