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Is there anything I can do to prevent an employee from taking all my clients with her when she goes freelance?
Employing & managing staff
The latest guides on employing and managing full or part time staff effectively as a small business owner or sole trader. 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. Sounds good? Then read on…
Is there anything I can do to prevent an employee from taking all my clients with her when she goes freelance?
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation to give everyone the right to request flexible working from the first day in a job
Employing & managing staff
In this article, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of zero hours contracts for you as an employer
Employing & managing staff
How do you calculate holiday entitlement and pay of someone on a zero hours contract? We clear up the confusion and help you get it right
Employing & managing staff
In this article, we'll give you a run through of what you should be including in your zero hours contract template
Employing & managing staff
In our zero hours contracts series, we look at what rights your workers and employees have, such as the minimum wage and paid annual leave
Employing & managing staff
How do you go about redundancy for somebody who's on a zero hours contract?
Employing & managing staff
What is the Equality Act and how does it affect your business? Katie Maguire explains what the Act means for your small business
Employing & managing staff
How do you go about redundancy for somebody who's on a zero hours contract?
Employing & managing staff
What is the Equality Act and how does it affect your business? Katie Maguire explains what the Act means for your small business
Employing & managing staff
Is an employee entitled to bereavement leave if they are on a zero hours contract? What are your obligations as an employer?
Employing & managing staff
Every small business needs to offer qualifying employees a pension. But what are the rules as to who qualifies and how do you set one up?
Employing & managing staff
Can I dismiss a member of staff on suspicion of theft and dishonesty with only word of mouth as evidence? We have proof that money has changed hands but not been put in the till.
Employing & managing staff
It can be difficult for a small company to see incentive packages as a priority but the benefits don't have to be huge to make a difference.
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Employment benefits specialist, Drewberry, explain why you should base your benefits around a Total Reward Strategy
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Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
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We've teamed up with the Current Account Switch Service to explain the benefits of switching your business bank account.