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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Of those, 32 per cent read work emails, 25 per cent take work-related calls, 19 per cent work online and 2 per cent host meetings from their sick bed, according to research from Bupa.
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
Businesses are failing to recognise the problems caused by back pain at work, say doctors.
Employing & managing staff
If I use a self-employed freelancer, but have paid them for regular hours each week for more than a year, are they entitled to holiday pay?
Employing & managing staff
There are other ways of reducing your staffing budget without having to take the axe to your workforce.
Employing & managing staff
Remove the outer layer of fluff from theories on staff engagement and you're left with a way to better manage your employees and improve operational efficiency.
Employing & managing staff
Fit notes are set to replace sick notes. Neeta Laing, head of employment law at Lewis Hymanson Small, explains how the system will work.
Employing & managing staff
If waiting to reduce staff overheads is something you can no longer afford to delay, short-time working could be a way to save money without letting employees go.
Employing & managing staff
What are the sick leave entitlements for a part-time employee who has been signed off work due to back problems?
Employing & managing staff
If waiting to reduce staff overheads is something you can no longer afford to delay, short-time working could be a way to save money without letting employees go.
Employing & managing staff
What are the sick leave entitlements for a part-time employee who has been signed off work due to back problems?
Employing & managing staff
Promoting health at work can have huge benefits both for staff and companies looking to save money. Here entrepreneurs tell us how they have created a culture of wellbeing.
Employing & managing staff
This short video provides a useful insight into building a team with chef Jamie Oliver.
Employing & managing staff
The average cost of bringing in a new employee is £4,500 to £8,000, according to figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Employing & managing staff
The recruitment process can seem daunting if it's your first time, especially given the importance of hiring the right staff.
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