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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 ten ways to handle a workplace conflict

Arguments can be inevitable in office environments, so when a heated conflict does break out it’s important to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

How to get the most from your recruitment agency

Here, James Calder, CEO of Distinct Recruitment, guides us on how to get the most out of your recruitment agency.

Employing & managing staff

How strict should your workplace be?

In this piece, Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, explores how strict workplaces should be in an era of widespread distractions for employees.

Employing & managing staff

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

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

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

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.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world