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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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Small businesses and lunchtime drinking: The HR debate

Here, Alan Price comments on Lloyds of Londons's decision to prevent employees from consuming alcohol at lunch.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

How to set up a flexible benefits scheme at your SME

Here, Alison King, director of Bespoke HR, tells us how a flexible benefits scheme can improve employee productivity and happiness.

Employing & managing staff

Tips for dealing with the company dress code

Here, we provide advice on what should business owners follow to ensure they stay within the law, stay fair and get the most out of their staff.

Employing & managing staff

Why team motivation doesn’t work!

Here, Adam Strong, CEO of Elite Corporate Fitness, tells us why team motivation might not work for your business.

Employing & managing staff

Do dress codes still have a place in today’s working world?

Lee Biggins discusses how important dress codes are in the workplace in 2017 and what employees really feel about them.

Employing & managing staff

Why apprenticeships benefit SMEs

Here, Angela Middleton, founder and CEO of MiddletonMurray, highlights the benefits that apprenticeships can bring to your business.

Employing & managing staff

What can employers or HR do about office relationships?

Associate Director of advisory at Peninsula UK, Kate Palmer, tells us how to deal with office relationships.

Employing & managing staff

How small businesses can support employees with long-term illnesses

Employers often feel out of their depth when confronted with employees with a long-term illness. Here, Christine Husbands discusses how to approach the situation.

Employing & managing staff

What can employers or HR do about office relationships?

Associate Director of advisory at Peninsula UK, Kate Palmer, tells us how to deal with office relationships.

Employing & managing staff

How small businesses can support employees with long-term illnesses

Employers often feel out of their depth when confronted with employees with a long-term illness. Here, Christine Husbands discusses how to approach the situation.

Employing & managing staff

The differences between freelancing and zero hours contracts

In this piece, Gary Elliott looks at the differences small business owners should know between freelancing and zero hours contracts.

Employing & managing staff

Securing flexible working: How remote working can be the perfect fit

William Culbert, director of solutions engineering at Bomgar explains the importance of security for SMEs when implementing remote working practices.

Employing & managing staff

Are your staff protected? How illness and disease can quickly spread

How can you reduce the chance of illness or diseases spreading among your workforce? Here, we find out.

Employing & managing staff

10 tips to improve staff effectiveness

Within any business there are going to be unavoidable inefficiencies – losing staff to sick days is just an inevitable reality of life – which makes it even more important to ensure that the areas that are controllable are set up to help staff be as effective as possible. With that in mind, here are ten ways to improve staff effectiveness.

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