Useful HR advice for small businesses
Congratulations, you’ve set up a small business and you’re ready to take on the market and flourish! This is a huge step and, while there is plenty to focus on, it’s important that you take time to consider the HR aspect of your business.
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What are HR consulting and support services?
Outsourcing your HR to a consultancy usually means you get access to resources on a flexible and part-time basis when and where your organisation needs them. It also means saving time and money as employing in-house HR staff usually comes at a far higher price tag than outsourcing to an HR support service. You’ll also only pay for the services you need rather than a full bouquet of services that aren’t relevant to your business. Read on to find out more.
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What happens online, stays online; why you need a social media policy.
Social media is a part of all our lives and impressions made online can have an impact on our businesses. With that in mind, guest blogger Tabitha Fox from Not Another Marketing Agency explains why every company should have a social media policy in place.
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Top Tips for Encouraging Line Managers to Improve Performance
It doesn’t take a business guru to tell you that if you want your company to thrive, you need to make sure that your staff are firing on all cylinders. Your line managers play a huge role in creating a productive and high-performing culture, and you need to ensure that you’re driving them in the right direction. Here, we share some of our tips for encouraging your line managers to step into their roles and play an active part in improving performance.
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Do your IT solutions live up to the future prospect of hybrid and homeworking?
As we slowly ease out of Lockdown, many companies are planning their way of working for the future. These discussions are not complete without considering the IT solutions that will be required to support the hybrid and homeworking models, so we asked our friends at LP Networks to share their thoughts on what you should consider when it comes to IT solutions.
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Managing Performance and Conduct While Working from Home
Performance reviews, performance management and disciplinary actions – these are all key functions of management. But can you conduct them effectively while all or part of your workforce is working remotely? Read our latest blog for more on this.
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How to ensure staff career progression when they are working from home
As the anniversary of a year since the UK found itself in lockdown approaches many businesses are considering when and if their teams should come back to the office. But, with all the planning for your business, have you considered your team’s career progression?
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Why you shouldn’t put learning and CPD on hold
With workers continuing to be encouraged to work from home for the next few months, many employers are questioning whether they should put learning and professional development (CPD) on hold. We argue that now it’s more important than ever.
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How to make a remote induction successful
If you are recruiting for new staff, there will be the chance that they will be working remotely, so how do you do inductions and introductions if your team are all sitting at their kitchen tables?
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Newsflash: No furlough claims for notice periods from December
With an extension of the furlough scheme and a new Tier system operating across the country, businesses need to make themselves aware of the impact of furlough on redundancy notice periods.
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