All "resources" articles
- Recruitment: asking the right questions
- You should ask mostly open questions at interviews says Suzanne Cameron, Senior Commercial Consultant at Carlton Resource Solutions, although closed questions, too, have their place.
- See more in: HR, recruitment, staff, employees, employment, hiring, interviews, guides
- The inclusive workplace
- Running a small business is hard if you're haemorrhaging staff, and pivotal to retaining your workforce is a creating a great workplace.
- See more in: recruitment, offices, interior design, decor, workplaces, employment, employees, HR, guides
- When the tail wags the dog
- Employers have to accomodate an ever greater set of employee demands, either due to legislation or through fear of missing out on the best staff.
- See more in: flexible working, flexi-time, EU, working hours, Working Time Directive, work-life balance, employees, staff, HR, guides
- Benefits of non-executive directors
- Sometimes, when you're too close to something, you can't see the wood for the trees. A non-executive director can give you the objective view of an outsider.
- See more in: non-executive directors, HR, human resources, guides
- Temporary staff: the law
- With European and domestic law clashing over the issue, the rights of temporary staff are not always obvious to many business owners.
- See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- Paying respects: paid leave for funerals
- It's an emotive subject, but having a clear policy can preclude many problems says Peter-Jon Chalmers of Empire PR.
- See more in: HR, legal, funerals, employment, staff, employees, guides, paid leave
- Personal phone calls cost business £1m a day
- Business phones are being abused for personal use suggests new research.
- See more in: mobile phones, VAT, tax, telecom expense management, HR, news
- CV cheats prospering
- People that lie on their CV are slipping through the net thanks to a lack of vigilance from businesses, according to new research.
- See more in: recruitment, HR, staff, employees, employment, hiring, interviews, CVs, news
- Agency workers: your employees or the agency's?
- The law surrounding agency workers, their status and their rights is quite ambiguous. Brian Mclelland of Business Lawyers explains the implications of a recent legal precedent.
- See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- Four in 10 prefer being flexible to flush
- Flexibility is almost as important to workers than money, according to a small-business survey.
- See more in: flexible working, working hours, employees, employment, recruitment, perks, news, pay, salaries, wages
- Managing employees: mavericks in the workplace
- Talent management specialist Judith Germain examines 'maverick' employees and how best to harness their talents.
- See more in: maverick, mavericks, HR, human resources, staff, management, training, employees, managers, guides
- Employing immigrant workers
- Small businesses need to be more vigilant than ever about hiring foreign workers, says Laura Mitchell of Clarion Solicitors.
- See more in: HR, recruitment, immigration, immigrants, foreign workers, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- Equal opportunities in the workplace
- Aside from being illegal and unethical to discriminate on any grounds apart from ability and hard work, it's not the best way to run a business.
- See more in: equal opportunities, HR, recruitment, staff, employees, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- Resources guide: protecting ideas and finding training
- Includes contact details for the Patent Office, the British Venture Capital Association and two training providers.
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- Management v leadership – part two: The importance of building a team
- Management guru Nicholas A Tsiougos discusses the importance of team building in managing a business.
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