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.
Are temps feeling the benefits?
Just because you employ a temporary worker, it doesn't mean their entitlements are just as fleeting.
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Rise in violence against shop staff
Ministers are being urged to make retail crime a higher priority after new figures revealed an increase in threats and acts of violence against shop w...
Jobseekers demand ethical bosses
Businesses with a commitment to employee diversity, equal opportunities and minimising environmental impacts is a key factor for more than half of job...
Legislation update: 'Service provision changes' under TUPE
Richard White, specialist employment solicitor at Withy King, considers a recent case concerning the effect of the rules relating to 'service provisio...
Opinion: Facebook can't be costing 233 million hours per month
There's a kerfuffle going on about a Peninsula report that claims Facebook costs UK plc 233 million lost hours per month, the equivalent of £130 mill...
250,000 temp placements 'jeopardised'
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the government to stand firm against renewed EU and union pressure to resurrect a draft dire...
Firms warned over extra holiday rights
New working rules could mean employers who count public and bank holidays as part of holiday entitlements may have to give staff extra time off.From O...
Equality proposals criticised
Government proposals for a Single Equality Bill have come under fire after critics said they failed to go far enough to represent real progress.Accord...
SMEs put age before beauty
Small business owners see younger employees as dissatisfied and disloyal, preferring an older and more experienced workforce, recent research suggests...
Make 'em laugh: Using humour in training
Dawn Smith looks at the link between humour and learning, and how laughter can be used in the training room to help make the message stick.The use of ...
The happy art of networking
Former Dragons' Den panellist Doug Richard a networking how to guide for the shy and polite. Click here.
Boot Camp: PR and social media secrets from the experts
The Business Factory Boot Camp is training four entrepreneurs in PR, social media and marketing. Read what our expert mentors have told them and see what they achieve. Find out more.
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