Employee Benefits | Staff Recruitment and Development

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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.

Video: Lord Sugar's business basics - Part three: Competing with the big boys, your first employee and expanding operations

2010-03-12 10:55 - 385 reads

Continuing our series of video clips, Lord Sugar offers practical advice to entrepreneurs.

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Businesses angry over National Insurance hike plans

2010-03-03 10:40 - 322 reads

Business groups have joined forces to protest against the government's planned 1% increase in National Insurance contributions, which they claim will force employers to recruit fewer staff.

Live blog replay: Social Media for Marketing

2010-02-21 22:21 - 2931 reads

Replay live coverage of the Social Media for Marketing Theatre at Technology for Marketing and Advertising in London on 23 and 24 February.

EXCLUSIVE: Lord Digby Jones - Why business and money needs to be at the heart of education

2010-02-19 09:11 - 506 reads

Lord Digby Jones discusses why the government must ensure an understanding of business and money is ingrained in children at a young age.

You must - and can - save the planet, businesses told

2010-02-10 13:46 - 671 reads

Businesses of all shapes and sizes need to take responsibility for helping to solve the world's social and environmental problems, a US entrepreneur has claimed.

Pulling a sickie: Inventive excuses for missing work

2010-02-09 09:50 - 1292 reads

One entrepreneur reveals his list of the most bizarre employee excuses for not making it into work.

National employee engagement campaign targets SMEs

2010-02-03 17:28 - 682 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 - 698 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 - 2128 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 - 961 reads

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

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