Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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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Here, Sinead Hasson explains why hiring the right people to work for you is crucial for a small business – a good hire can make your business whilst a poor hiring decision can cost you.
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
Retaining the best sales staff and keeping them motivated is crucial to your business’ existing and future success, says Paul Turton.
Employing & managing staff
Kate Palmer reveals what small businesses need to know about a critical issue in today's workplace: the gender pay gap.
Employing & managing staff
Tony Wilmot discusses how to ensure you are doing everything you can to keep your best people, and attract new talent through the best job candidates.
Employing & managing staff
When it comes to taking on staff, there are some key considerations for a small business owner to make, from how a candidate's skills stack up to whether they would fit with the company culture. Here, we look at what to bear in mind.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Justin Hughes discusses what makes a high-performer and the attributes to look for when seeking out the best staff.
Employing & managing staff
Here's why a wellness programme might be worth investing in for your small business employees.
Employing & managing staff
Jane Firth shares three pillars of wisdom all founders of scaling businesses need to consider when building their first internal HR function.
Employing & managing staff
Here's why a wellness programme might be worth investing in for your small business employees.
Employing & managing staff
Jane Firth shares three pillars of wisdom all founders of scaling businesses need to consider when building their first internal HR function.
Employing & managing staff
Here, fish and chip shop manager Rachel Tweedale talks about the importance of developing your existing staff and their customer service skills.
Employing & managing staff
After recently revealing the results of the global ‘Work Satisfaction Survey’, LinkedIn’s Dan Dackombe looks at why SMEs have everything to play for when it comes to recruitment.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Kate Palmer discusses the legal ins and outs of mothers expressing milk at work and what to bear in mind as an employer.
Employing & managing staff
Lee Biggins discusses how presenteeism, when employees come into work unwell, can harm a small business and its company culture.
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With fraud posing a significant threat to small businesses, Rachael Tiffen from Cifas addresses the role of digital skills in fraud prevention
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To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis