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Dress for success - smarten up your appearance at work
The job market is competitive at the moment so looking the part has never been more important.
Is there a small business niche for electric vehicles?
SmallBusiness.co.uk sheds light on electric vehicles for company car fleets and alternative car technology.
Fit for purpose
SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at three companies for whom employee health is a key concern.
Top Tax Tips for Family Businesses
Find out how family businesses can reduce their tax burden with some sound forward thinking.
Under pressure
Stress can undermine productivity and erode employee wellbeing. Read our guide on how to beat anxiety and depression in the workplace.
Healthy business
Promoting health at work can have huge benefits both for staff and companies looking to save money. Here entrepreneurs tell us how they have created a culture of wellbeing.
What benefits do staff want?
Oval Financial Services’ Debby Hannaford explores how focus groups and surveys can be used to gain constructive and positive feedback about employee benefits packages
Redundancy: softening the blow
It is never easy making someone you know redundant. But it can be even harder when you’ve worked closely with them in a small business environment.
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.
Employee benefit schemes
Remuneration alone won’t be enough to keep your staff motivated and cleverly thought out employee benefits are useful tools for ensuring staff loyalty. SmallBusiness.co.uk spoke to two businesses about their approach to benefits.
The beginner's guide to share schemes
As your business grows, you may toy with the idea of offering a small number of shares to key employees to keep them attached to the business. This can motivate staff and offers them a stake in the business that they are working so hard to build. SmallBusiness.co.uk teamed up with Gemma Taaffe of Sherrards Solicitors to give you this beginner's guide to share schemes.
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.
