Ways of reducing your staffing budget
There are other ways of reducing your staffing budget without having to take the axe to your workforce.
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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There are other ways of reducing your staffing budget without having to take the axe to your workforce.
Employing & managing staff
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
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
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.
Employing & managing staff
It would seem logical that too great a workload is easy to spot. However, many working cultures seem to thrive on a deadline driven, pressured environment, and staff and managers alike can work for many months with an assumption that the stress they are feeling is normal.
Employing & managing staff
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has turned its hand to the management of long-term sickness absence with a consultation on best practice.
Employing & managing staff
New research from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified four key stress management behaviours that can make the difference between line managers bucking up or bringing down the people they supervise.
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