Latest Guides & Tips
Guide to your rights and duties as an employer
In general terms, apart from what is in the employment contract, what can you expect from your employees and what can they expect from you?
Guide to dismissal and disciplinary rules
When the need arises to take disciplinary action against an employee you must follow the standard three-step dismissal and disciplinary procedure.
The rules of redundancy
If you are purchasing a business and do not need to employ all of the current staff, are you able to let them go by law? Carolyn Mumby from Employment Law Essentials answers this tricky question.
Guide to sacking an employee
Like it or not, there may come a time when you have to dismiss an employee and this guide shows you the best and most painless way of accomplishing this unpleasant task.
Legal life-cycle of an employee
There are certain obligations and rules that an employer must be aware of at various times during an employee's working life. These are laid out in full here.
Age and employment
It would be unwise to put an age ceiling on recruitment for two reasons currently and a third one from the 1st October 2006, explains Peter Done of Peninsula.
Employment law for business owners
Employment law is a complex area. Frequent changes and amendments make it hard for busy business owners to keep abreast of their responsibilities. However, ignorance is no defence if you fall foul of employment legislation and it can have disastrous consequences. Stewart Masterton from Business Link for London sheds some light on the common pitfalls
Employing disabled staff
Finding skilled staff is one of the biggest problems a small business has to face, but by not making allowances for disabled applicants you could be missing out on a large number of talented candidates, not to mention running the risk of legal action.
How to avoid World Cup woe
Some of us can’t wait and some of us are dreading it but like it or not, the 2006 World Cup is almost upon us and sensible business owners will have taken some precautions to stop it turning into a nightmare. It all kicks off on 9 June in Germany but these tips may stop it all kicking off in the office.
Top teamwork tips for SMEs
A recent survey has found that poor teamwork causes owners of small firms in Britain to stay late in the office, wastes valuable time and adds to employee dissatisfaction. But all this could be avoided by encouraging employees to work more effectively as a team.
How to deal with absence
Staff absences can seriously affect the success of your business, your profits and your customer service, but it is possible to minimise the impact of absence by putting the proper measures in place to deal with it.
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Employing migrant workers - Need to know
Employing non-UK nationals can bring with it a variety of benefits, may reduce skills or workforce shortages and can help promote equality and diversity. Yet business owners need to understand how to comply with relevant legislation and make sure the candidate is legally employable in the UK.
Work and Families Act Q&A
New maternity and adoption rights came into effect on 1 April 2007 as a result of the Work and Families Act 2006. This Q&A provided by Smallbusiness.co.uk and Peter-Jon Chalmers, director of Empire HR, provides information and advice in relation to these changes.
