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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Andrew Filev's company has six offices in five countries and has still managed to maintain a unified company culture. Here, he gives some tips on how you can do the same.
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
Small businesses will soon become subject to Automatic Enrolment duties. In this piece in association with The Pensions Regulator, Gino Rocco looks at some key terms you must be aware of before you begin the pensions process.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, we look at what should be done to improve the ratio of women in manufacturing.
Employing & managing staff
Older workers are more productive in the workforce than their younger colleagues, according to a recent study. In this piece, Rachel Martin talks about how one older employee is a credit to her business.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, Charlotte Sweeney discusses the importance of encouraging an inclusive culture in a business.
Employing & managing staff
Here Russ Piper, CEO of Sovereign Health Care, goes back to basics to cover everything you need to know to implement a health cash plan in your business.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, we look at the business owners that have taken on younger members of staff and assess the benefits to a small organisation.
Employing & managing staff
In the wake of Sports Direct ditching zero hours contracts, we look at what using zero hours contracts means for companies.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, we look at the business owners that have taken on younger members of staff and assess the benefits to a small organisation.
Employing & managing staff
In the wake of Sports Direct ditching zero hours contracts, we look at what using zero hours contracts means for companies.
Employing & managing staff
SME owners need to adopt new techniques, continuing to invest time and energy into traditional ways of hiring.
Employing & managing staff
Following the election of co-leaders of the Green Party, Alan Price looks at job sharing and whether it could work in your company.
Employing & managing staff
Here, we look at the internal training methods small companies employ to ensure a satisfied workforce.
Employing & managing staff
Stuart Hearn discusses how small and medium-sized enterprises can use their strengths to maximise staff retention.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
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 Technology
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
Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world