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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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Statutory maternity pay UK

A key member of staff tells you that she wants to take maternity leave. What are your maternity pay obligations and how long can they be away for? Sue Temelty has the answers

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Dismissing staff on long term sick leave

What should you do if you suspect one staff member is malingering? Deliberate work avoidance can affect your whole team’s morale, says Sue Temelty

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Hire slow, fire fast – building the right team

Nearly a quarter of businesses fail because they don’t have the right people in key positions. You shouldn’t be in a rush when it comes to hiring staff, says Mark Wright

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How do bank holidays affect statutory sick pay?

I have to make an employee redundant. She has been on long-term sick leave, has three years of service, and our annual leave policy is 22 days plus all English bank holidays. Must I pay her for bank holidays while she has been off?

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Employers urged to prioritise emotions in the workplace as they aim to fill ever growing vacancies

The people over at The Access Group tell us how prioritising emotions will help you retain and attract employees

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Holiday pay for laid-off workers

If a member of staff has been made redundant, are they still entitled to their holiday pay?

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Stealing clients

Is there anything I can do to prevent an employee from taking all my clients with her when she goes freelance?

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Flexible working from day one – what it means for SMEs

The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation to give everyone the right to request flexible working from the first day in a job

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Stealing clients

Is there anything I can do to prevent an employee from taking all my clients with her when she goes freelance?

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Flexible working from day one – what it means for SMEs

The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation to give everyone the right to request flexible working from the first day in a job

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Zero hours contracts holiday entitlement and holiday pay

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

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Zero hours contract template

In this article, we'll give you a run through of what you should be including in your zero hours contract template

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Zero hours contract rights

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

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Zero hours contract redundancy

How do you go about redundancy for somebody who's on a zero hours contract?

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