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Human Resources - Quick Guides
The right fit
Unemployment in the UK may be creeping upwards, but that doesn’t mean all businesses are wielding the axe.
Holiday pay: in sickness and in health
Do employees accrue holiday during long-term sick leave? A recent court judgment throws light on the issue, writes Christina Morton, an employment specialist from law firm Withers.
Locating health and safety hazards
A risk assessment health check could prevent your business getting hurt.
Know the retirement rules
Sikin Andela, partner at Glovers Solicitors, warns of potential legal battles over requests to work beyond retirement age and reveals how to avoid them.
Q&A: Company restructuring
Is there a set format we should follow when we interview all of our staff pending a restructure?
Q&A: Holiday entitlement for employees
After more than ten years’ working full-time for a company are you legally entitled to have longer holidays?
Q&A: Employee satisfaction surveys
How can an organisation achieve results through employee satisfaction surveys?
Q&A: Autocratic management and bullying
What can I do if my boss is sarcastic and puts me down a lot in front of my colleagues? I’m not sure it constitutes bullying but it is really getting to me and affecting my work, which makes it worse.
Q&A: Employers holding personal details
Our HR dept has stated that it is now a company requirement to submit our passports and birth certificates for scrutiny and photocopies are being held on file. Is this legal?
Q&A: Providing a written reference
If you have been asked to give a reference for someone who has a written warning on their file do you mention the warning in the new job reference?
Research
- From video games developers to firms of architects, creative businesses of all kinds struggle to get adequate financing due to a misconception that they cannot be analysed systematically, claims a new report. The study comes from the Centre for Creative Business (CCB), a joint venture between London Business School and University of the Arts London.
Directors' Pay AIM 2009
What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?
VCT Special Report 2009
This reports principle aim is to provide business owners seeking funding with information about the amount of funds that VCTs have to invest.
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AIM Guide 2009/2010
The 2009/2010 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.
Business XL
Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. The magazine is a fountain of inside information and knowledge, which can only be delivered by people who have started, bought and grown their own business.
M&A Magazine
M&A Magazine is the leading mid-market monthly corporate finance publication in the UK.
Videos
Meeting menaces: The Waffler
More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.
Reducing energy usage
Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Meeting menaces: The Interruptor
John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.
Hiscox Business Insurance
Life’s full of uncertainties, but you never want to be in any doubt about your business insurance. Hiscox offers broad and inclusive business insurance available online. You can tailor a policy to suit your business needs from a broad range of covers. Find out more.
FREE one month Virtual Office Trial – No other commitment needed!
Get an image enhancing business address plus call answering & mail handling services as well as access to over 1000 business lounges worldwide with a Regus Virtual Office. It's a great alternative to having a full time office, great for start-up, home based, small and growing businesses. For your one month free trial, call 0843 216 2009 or visit regus.co.uk/small quoting VOTRIA.
Save time and money with Outsourcery
Discover how streamlining and automating your sales processes can help ensure a shorter sales cycle and improved customer retention. Microsoft Dynamics CRM business software provides fast access to useful data in the office, at home or out at meetings. Download this free whitepaper to understand the business benefits
Out with the old, in with affordable.
Bring in IBM System x3650 M2 Express servers powered by Intel® Xeon® and dramatically lower IT operating expenses. Use IBM’s online evaluation tool to see ROI in as little as three months. Find out more
Google Business Apps
Google Apps lets your business save time and money by outsourcing email, calendar and office applications to Google. Just tell us a couple key stats about your business, and we'll estimate how much a basic Microsoft Exchange 2007 deployment would cost and what you could save with Google Apps.View Google Business Apps.
Recruitment for experienced hospitality professionals
Gareth Townsend Recruitment is dedicated to the hospitality industry. With over 14 years of experience within UK's hospitality industry, we are extremely well placed to give sound careers advice to candidates seeking their next move as well a complete service for clients seeking experienced hospitality professionals.
Free weekly growth strategies for your business
Growing your business? Read our free impartial, jargon-free guides and tips on IT, marketing, legal issues and HR. Find out more or sign up today.
Get started with Barclays Business Banking
Choose from 3 great Start-up packages offering a range of business and banking solutions, from cashflow management software (QuickBooks or Sage) to VAT management solution. Plus, up to 2 years FREE banking (conditions apply). Apply online.
Human Resources
Articles and analysis on managing people, employing staff and related HR issues. Guides to common human resources business issues such as HR policy, law and legislation, recruitment, health and safety, company restructuring and outsourcing, retirement rules and motivation programmes.
