5 Worst Small Business HR Problems And How To Avoid Them

5 Worst Small Business HR Problems And How To Avoid Them

Human Resources can easily have an impact on everything that your company does, which is why it’s extremely important for a small business to understand the mistakes that can be made, and how to handle them or prevent them entirely. Human Resources is responsible for...
How To Know When To Outsource Your HR

How To Know When To Outsource Your HR

HR is perhaps one of the most important roles in any business. Because of all of the various duties that a Human Resources chief must undertake, many businesses choose to outsource their HR role to find someone who is already fully trained and able to take on the...
Can You Change An Employee Handbook?

Can You Change An Employee Handbook?

This is something we get asked a lot. Once you’ve written an employee handbook, can you ever change it? Or is it set in stone forever? An employee handbook will always be a work in progress. Everything changes, and the first draft of a handbook that you give out to...
How To Manage Your Remote Staff

How To Manage Your Remote Staff

One of the things we love about technology is how much it’s changes the world of work. From the invention of CRM systems to manage everything in one place, through to video conferencing software so sophisticated it’s like you’re in the same room. And with VR and AR...
4 Tips For A Robust Recruitment Process

4 Tips For A Robust Recruitment Process

Recruitment is one of the most important parts of growing a business. It gives you more resources, frees up your time as the owner and helps build a strong, stable business. But it’s also one of the most intensive, complicated things you can do, and getting it wrong...
Why Passive HR Can Damage Your Company

Why Passive HR Can Damage Your Company

When your business reaches a certain size, you will find yourself needing some help managing your team. It’s a great stage of growth and a really exciting time for businesses. But it also means you need to make some tough decisions. For example, do you hire an...

Contract Form

Do you want a 3 or 6 month probationary period?
What are employee’s normal working hours?
If they do work over a weekend is that part of their working week or is it paid at an overtime rate?
Do you pay lunch breaks? If yes is it half an hour or an hour?
Do employees work bank holidays?
Do you pay O/T?
Do you pay company sick pay on top of statutory sick pay?
Do you offer a pension scheme?
Do you have a collective agreement in place?

Employee Handbook Form

Do you pay O/T?
Do you pay lunch breaks? If yes is it half an hour or an hour?
Do you pay company sick pay on top of statutory sick pay?
Can an employee text in to say they are sick?
Do you have a return to work form that employees have to complete?
Do you allow members of your team to post items onto the company’s social media platforms?
Do you require a company vehicle policy?