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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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Craziest job candidate demands, and how to deal with them

Lee Biggins discusses what small businesses should do when faced with unusual or unreasonable requests from would-be employees.

Employing & managing staff

Employing & managing staff

Small business employers neglecting remote working for their staff

Workplace flexibility and remote working is being held back by a lack of mobile technology provided by employers, research finds.

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The most valuable health and safety qualifications for small businesses

Which qualifications offer the most value for small business owners looking for an essential understanding of workplace safety practices? Here, we find out.

Employing & managing staff

National Apprenticeship Week: A call to action for SMEs

Halfway through National Apprenticeship Week, Tracy Ewen discusses the factors to consider for a small business thinking of an apprenticeship programme.

Employing & managing staff

The benefits of employing apprentices for small companies

At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Done looks at the practicalities of taking on an individual.

Employing & managing staff

Two thirds of job applications contained errors last year

Some 64 per cent of job applications featured incorrect details in 2015, according to a study.

Employing & managing staff

How can employers secure the welfare and wellbeing of pregnant employees?

David Price discusses the considerations small companies must make to accommodate the needs of pregnant employees.

Employing & managing staff

How to decide if your business is ready for a grad scheme

Lee Biggins discusses why it might be worth thinking about whether your company should introduce a graduate programme.

Employing & managing staff

How can employers secure the welfare and wellbeing of pregnant employees?

David Price discusses the considerations small companies must make to accommodate the needs of pregnant employees.

Employing & managing staff

How to decide if your business is ready for a grad scheme

Lee Biggins discusses why it might be worth thinking about whether your company should introduce a graduate programme.

Employing & managing staff

Auto-enrolment: Do not put off the inevitable

Despite many companies' staging date having been and gone, there is still an alarming number of employers who are unaware of auto-enrolment.

Employing & managing staff

Flexible working not being offered by employers

Just a quarter of the UK's workforce has been given the option to work flexibly, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

Five reasons why start-up recruitment models are better

Small and medium-sized businesses often attempt to emulate their billionaire corporate cousins. Start-ups, on the other hand, become successful precisely because they have radically diverged from traditional people management models, argues Leigh Stewart.

Employing & managing staff

Employee retention strategy: A three-step guide

Many employers believe retaining staff is simply about money but it is far from the be all and end all. Here, we look at the best strategies to retain talent.

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