The FPB's Employment Guide gives you the help you need to implement the law relating to staff in your workplace. FPB members can download a selection of templates from the acclaimed Guide free of charge, while non-members can download the templates at £3.99 a time. These include a contract of employment template, a sample job application form, an employer's disciplinary procedure template and more. Click here for more information.

In a recent survey conducted amongst members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), 31.8 per cent reported experiencing skill shortages amongst their current staff, in managerial, advanced IT, technical and sales and marketing roles. So what’s to be done? SmallBusiness.co.uk teamed up with the FSB to give you this guide to apprenticeships.

WorkingMums.co.uk is an online service dedicated to connecting mums and employers, with a focus on flexible work. Employers can advertise jobs and contact professional and experienced candidates from a wide range of industry sectors, who are able to work flexibly, providing short and long-term resource solutions. Find out more by clicking here.

If things start to get on top of you while running a successful small business, it may become necessary to enlist further help. Yet employing additional, permanent staff brings with it extra headaches. SmallBusiness.co.uk spoke to Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and chief executive of online skills marketplace Peopleperhour.com about the benefits of using a virtual workforce. Click here to read on.

There is now a multitude of employment laws that you must follow when employing staff, and the number is growing all the time. This factsheet provides a summary of the main regulations you will need to know about and explains what you must do to comply with them. To purchase the factsheet, visit Scavenger now.

For many businesses, people are the most important asset; smallbusiness.co.uk's Top Ten HR Tips provide advice on how to find and keep the best employees and offer hints on helping them develop.Click here for your essential HR tips.

The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up, last year's best-selling guide, remains the only annually updated small business publication. It's the reference tool for anyone considering starting or growing their own business. The 2007 edition provides all the financial and legislative information you need to know as an employer. To order your copy click here.

With a raft of legislation surrounding maternity and paternity rights, a free course has been launched to help small businesses deal with the issue of working parents. Click here for more details.

The CBI is offering its members reduced rates for executive recruitment advertising.

Visit www.cbi.org.uk for more details.