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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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How to improve employee motivation in the workplace

In this guide, we chat to the business owners that managed to create a motivated and engaged workforce, and explore how you can recreate their success.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Disciplinary notes

Alan Finlay shares the important points to know about taking notes at disciplinary or other formal employee meetings

Employing & managing staff

Calculating holiday allowances for part-time staff

Victoria Greaves of citrusHR explains how to calculate holidays, including bank holidays, for part-time employees

Employing & managing staff

Interns and the law

Andy Willis explains how to navigate legal issues when employing interns, such as whether the intern is identified as an employee or a worker

Employing & managing staff

Can I sack my employee for a racist tweet?

It may sound ridiculous, but you can’t fire an employee for posting a racist tweet on the spot – If you don’t follow the correct procedures then you could be left counting the costs

Employing & managing staff

Clive Woodward on how to get the best out of your team

Sir Clive Woodward shines a light on vital strategies for leading and inspiring teams through periods of high pressure

Employing & managing staff

Can I force my staff to come back to the office after July 19?

Employing & managing staff

Holiday entitlement for new employees

When you employ new staff, you may wonder how soon they can begin to take holiday. Jane Mason from Citrus HR explains more

Employing & managing staff

Can I force my staff to come back to the office after July 19?

Employing & managing staff

Holiday entitlement for new employees

When you employ new staff, you may wonder how soon they can begin to take holiday. Jane Mason from Citrus HR explains more

Employing & managing staff

Terminating a contract – what if your worker is only part-time?

We use a cleaner who comes in three to four hours during office hours on a Friday. This is no longer suitable and we have an alternative company ready to deal takeover. How to deal with terminating a part-time contract

Employing & managing staff

How do I manage an employee with Long Covid?

Long Covid can make patients feel foggy, breathless and drained. We explore how to manage and support employees who have the condition

Employing & managing staff

What the Uber ruling means for your small business

The Supreme Court has ruled that some Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed, entitling them to statutory pay and paid holidays. What this means is that many sole traders could also now qualify paid holidays and other benefits from companies that use them

Employing & managing staff

How to deal with sexual harassment in your small business

What should you do if an employee tells you their being sexually harassed by a work colleague? What should you do? And how much could you lose if you handle sexual harassment badly?

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