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Beat the winter blues
The clocks have now gone back and winter is fast approaching. Darker afternoons have a range of negative effects including lack of motivation and tiredness, on top of the usual causes of fatigue. Follow these tips from SmallBusiness.co.uk, to perk yourself up.
Should employers fight Facebook?
The dividing line between work and personal time is becoming increasingly blurred. Giving staff the responsibility of organising their own time can, however, offer significant benefits, argues Simon Norris of software supplier Temperus.
Creating successful teams
Quite often creating a team to solve an organisational or business problem is seen as the best way forward. However, they can become a source of frustration and antagonism rather then promoting ideas and action.
Paying for prescription glasses
Employees who spend a lot of their day in front of computer screens can experience eyesight problems and it is the employer's responsibility, to a certain extent, to pay for eye tests and, if necessary, the spectacles themselves. This guide will explain in more detail your obligations.
Providing job references
The issue of providing job references is becoming increasingly problematic. Peter Done, founder of employment law specialist Peninsula, explains what you should and shouldn't do.
Guide to interviewing
While candidates have to be well prepared, you, as the interviewer, must also take steps to ready yourself for the interview process.
The benefits of a virtual workforce
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.
Recruiting staff online
Recruitment websites are rapidly growing in popularity and can be a very cost-effective way for small businesses to reach thousands of potential candidates in a short space of time. Sean Mahon, Marketing Director, from fish4 explains how.
What to put in an employment contract
Any small business employing staff must be aware of the details that need to be included in an employment contract. Carolyn Mumby, of Employment Law Essentials, explains what employers need to know about terms of employment.
Navigate the employee pension scheme maze
Last year the levy for the Pension Protection Fund – designed to provide security for employees whose pension schemes are inadequately funded – was forecast to be £300 million. The final figure amounted to £575 million. Read on to find out how to navigate the pensions maze.
Need to know: pensions legislation
We’re all living longer and it seems no one is going to keep us in our old age.
New laws and Government proposals are intended to help combat this problem. Smallbusiness.co.uk examines how these changes could affect your business
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.
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.
Coping with summer holidays
Any line manager will tell you that the balancing of work to cover for holidays is difficult, as the majority of holidays fall during the summer months.
How to retain staff
Keeping employees happy is the most obvious way to retain staff. This can keep performance at a high level and even attract new, valuable candidates to the business. Read this set of top tips produced by SmallBusiness.co.uk and training and development company Dale Carnegie. Click to read on...
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