Employee Benefits | Staff Recruitment and Development

a Sift Media publication

As a small business owner, employees are your greatest asset but they do require a bit of managing!

This section covers how to effectively track down and get the very best out of your workforce. Subjects covered include recruiting staff, employee benefits and rewards, retaining employees and effective staff development.

National employee engagement campaign targets SMEs

2010-02-03 17:28 - 312 reads - 1 comment

Employee engagement strategy isn't just for big businesses; even smaller organisations can reap rewards, a new campaign claims.

New team begins crusade against minimum wage violators

2010-01-07 15:14 - 455 reads

The government has launched a new taskforce aimed at tackling high profile case involving employers who pay staff below the National Minimum Wage.

A business guide to coping with bad weather

2010-01-06 14:56 - 1757 reads - 3 comments

As snow sweeps across the UK, this guide outlines how technology and remote working can insulate your business against winter disruptions.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: What it means for small businesses

2009-12-09 18:09 - 796 reads

Simon Sweetman looks at how the chancellor's announcements will affect small businesses.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: National Insurance hike slammed as an 'attack on jobs'

2009-12-09 17:04 - 789 reads

Alistair Darling's announcement that National Insurance is to increase has been criticised as an attack on job creation.

The three biggest mistakes in training and how small businesses can avoid them

2009-12-02 08:31 - 1026 reads

How to overcome the three fundamental staff training mistakes made by small businesses.

Social entrepreneur on a mission to create 10,000 jobs

2009-12-01 11:42 - 1105 reads - 2 comments

Serial social entrepreneur Karen Darby has secured £1m worth of investment to create a pioneering call centre business that aims to lift 10,000 people out of long term unemployment.

'Student slaves' denied millions by bosses

2009-11-25 16:13 - 844 reads

As youth unemployment reaches its highest level since 1993, employers are exploiting students by illegally offering them unpaid work experience, new research claims.