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Work experience: can I employ my own children over the summer holidays?
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We are now well into the school summer holidays and if you have older children at home, you’ll be only too aware that it’s an expensive and potentially frustrating time of year. They can be a big distraction to keep entertained, not to mention costly, and inevitably they will spend a lot of time on
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The top UK cities to find talented staff for your small business
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More job hunters are currently looking for work month on month, increasing the chance of companies finding talented staff. CV registrations increased by 7.5 per cent on last month, according to a new study from recruitment site CV-Library. The data, which looks at statistics from CV-Library’s site in July 2018 and compared this with July
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Three ways to keep drivers happy and motivated
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Employers: are your drivers happy? For years, companies have mistakenly believed that peak performance and employees’ happiness are mutually exclusive. But in recent years, studies have shown that happy workers help increase productivity – one published in December 2016 found that happiness made them 12 per cent more productive. While not every employee is going
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The changes that could affect disabled employees in the workplace
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Rights for disabled employees have garnered a lot more attention and improvement in the past couple of decades. From changes in the law to the allocation of specific funding and companies that support getting more disabled people into work, the majority of action has been mostly positive. Not everything is perfect though and a disability
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Why business success depends on surrounding yourself with self-starters
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Being a new entrepreneur can feel both bewildering and exhilarating. In the early days of any business journey, as an entrepreneur you will need to be all things to all people. Because of this, you will need to be extremely tenacious and ride the rows of obstacles that will be thrown your way. In the
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How to improve employee motivation in the workplace
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Employee motivation is a hot topic in today’s workplace, and evidence suggests that those companies that go above and beyond to offer features that keep workers engaged may attract a better level of staff. Not all of us are lucky enough to have the luxury of nap rooms and slides in our office. However, in
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Football fever: how to handle ‘sick’ leave
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With ‘It’s coming home’ fever sweeping the nation, line managers (affectionately renamed ‘linos’ for the duration of the World Cup) will be wary of employees calling in ‘sick’ the morning after the night before. Indeed, during the England-Belgium game in the group stages of the FIFA World Cup, Google searches of ‘reasons to call in
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How to handle the HR process as your business expands
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With any business, the aim is to grow and develop into an industry-leading company. While this is appealing on paper, it does come with many difficulties, especially for HR. How do you cope with an influx of staff, does your office become too small, or relationships become strained? Here’s a guide on how to handle
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6 reasons why you should outsource recruitment
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Why would you outsource business recruitment when you can do it yourself and not have to pay a fee? Well, it’s a minefield and there can be drawbacks. Recruiters still generally work on a ‘pay on delivery’ basis Ludicrous as it may seem, recruitment is probably the only professional services provider that only gets paid
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