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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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Finding the right recruit

SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to company directors about how to minimise the hassle of hiring staff.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

The pros and cons of performance-related pay

SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates the benefits of having a variable element to remuneration.

Employing & managing staff

Taking on an apprentice

During National Apprenticeship Week, SmallBusiness.co.uk provides some tips on making the internship work.

Employing & managing staff

Scrapping the Default Retirement Age

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the practical issues that will be faced by company directors when the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is binned.

Employing & managing staff

What are the HR requirements for a work area?

What are the criteria when identifying human resource requirements for a work area?

Employing & managing staff

How do I make an employee redundant?

We can no longer afford to employ our part-time only employee as the company is not making any money and he is unable to generate any. How do we make him redundant? He has been with us for two years.

Employing & managing staff

Fit for purpose

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at three companies for whom employee health is a key concern.

Employing & managing staff

Should I pay holiday pay to my single employee?

I own a small catering business with one member of staff working for me. Should I have to pay holiday pay?

Employing & managing staff

Fit for purpose

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at three companies for whom employee health is a key concern.

Employing & managing staff

Should I pay holiday pay to my single employee?

I own a small catering business with one member of staff working for me. Should I have to pay holiday pay?

Employing & managing staff

First-class employees

Attracting the best graduate to your company is easier if you show an understanding of their journey from higher education to workplace.

Employing & managing staff

Don’t change employee pension schemes just yet

Employers may do well to put any changes to their pensions schemes on hold until a decision is made this autumn.

Employing & managing staff

Unpaid leave

Some of my staff are having unpaid time off, although they have an entitlement of 24 days per annum. Can the amount of holiday entitlement be adjusted because they are not working the amount of time they are contracted to do?

Employing & managing staff

Are part-time employees entitled to redundancy pay?

Is a part time employee entitled to redundancy pay? They have worked around 20-25 hours per month on a casual basis over the last 2 years.

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A guide to getting a small business loan

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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 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!

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Avoid delays with exports and imports

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