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.

How to manage redundancies

2010-04-14 09:10 - 683 reads
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No business owner wants to make redundancies but sometimes it's necessary. Judy Crook explains how to manage the redundancy process fairly and comply with legislation.

Dragon Caan backtracks on support for Tory NI plans

2010-04-09 15:45 - 1531 reads - 2 comments
James Caan, Dragons' Den
James Caan appears to have changed his mind about supporting the Tory pledge to reverse Labour's National Insurance increase plan.

Big business National Insurance protest: Would you sign the letter?

2010-04-08 09:22 - 1290 reads - 1 comment
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Do you support the campaign by big business leaders against the government's planned National Insurance hike?

Fit note replaces the sick note

2010-04-06 01:00 - 1374 reads - 2 comments
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Doctors are from today able to inform employers of the duties an employee is able to perform in a move which scraps the 62-year-old sick note system.

Mandelson accuses Tories of 'deceiving' bosses over National Insurance plans

2010-04-01 14:21 - 902 reads - 1 comment
Peter Mandelson
The Tories tricked some of the UK's biggest business names into backing proposals to axe Labour plans to increase National Insurance if they come to power, Lord Mandelson has claimed.

Tory National Insurance proposals slammed in TV debate

2010-03-30 13:20 - 975 reads
Alistair Darling, Vince Cable and George Osborne
Chancellor Alistair Darling has accused the Conservative Party of taking a "terrible risk" with the economy over its plans to reverse the government's National Insurance rise.

Customer service disparities leading to ‘two-tier’ economy

2010-03-16 12:35 - 1043 reads
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A 'two-tier' SME economy is emerging in the UK as a result of disparities in the quality of customer service being delivered, a new study has revealed.

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

2010-03-12 11:55 - 2180 reads
Lord Sugar
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 11:40 - 1097 reads
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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 23:21 - 4566 reads
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Replay live coverage of the Social Media for Marketing Theatre at Technology for Marketing and Advertising in London on 23 and 24 February.
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