How to hire the right talent at the right time
What you look for in new recruits, and how you attract them should evolve as your business grows and develops, says Alice Weightman.
Employing & managing staff
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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What you look for in new recruits, and how you attract them should evolve as your business grows and develops, says Alice Weightman.
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
Nick Bustin outlines how changes to salary sacrifice schemes are going to work and what businesses need to do to prepare.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, Andrew Filev explores how to make the most of an international set up in your growing company.
Employing & managing staff
Some business owners suffer 'start-up anxiety’ when candidates are deciding whether to join them or a more established company. Here, Alex Pavlou looks at how to beat it.
Employing & managing staff
Here’s how to get the best from your workforce and increase productivity.
Employing & managing staff
In the workplace, preparing for Christmas can help bond a stronger team, improve productivity and motivate staff.
Employing & managing staff
Jon Heuvel looks at the importance of business owners monitoring workforce diversity, navigating regulations and mitigating any potential risks.
Employing & managing staff
Dan Dackombe looks at what small businesses should have on what their 2017 resolution list when it comes to finding/hiring talent.
Employing & managing staff
Jon Heuvel looks at the importance of business owners monitoring workforce diversity, navigating regulations and mitigating any potential risks.
Employing & managing staff
Dan Dackombe looks at what small businesses should have on what their 2017 resolution list when it comes to finding/hiring talent.
Employing & managing staff
Sleeping better is the fastest growing health ambition among UK adults, after it was revealed that 37 per cent of adults don't sleep enough.
Employing & managing staff
People aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training are on the rise, prompting a reevaluation.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, David Farquharson looks at the law sector as an example of how more junior staff should learn key skills earlier.
Employing & managing staff
Businesses are urged to remind employees of the standards of behaviour at work Christmas parties to avoid employment claims.
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