Many UK air passengers are having to rethink their travel plans after Ryanair withdrew flights on dozens of routes over the winter and collapsed airline Monarch ceased flights altogether. Employers will inevitably have to deal with an increase in employees asking to change their annual leave dates. Jo Stubbs, head of content at XpertHR Group,
The post Can staff caught up in flight disruptions cancel annual leave? appeared first on Small Business.
Tag Archive for Employing & managing staff
Hot Business News Today
The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn?
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Film producer Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, has been sacked by his own company amid a slew of sexual harassment allegations that reportedly date back decades. The story has sent shock waves through the film industry, with many stars speaking of their shock at the allegations. The New York Times
The post The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn? appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
The ten deadly interview sins
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Ever been rejected from a role you desperately wanted? Then it may have been because you committed one of these ten deadly interview sins. The experts behind LondonOffices.com have put together a list of the worst things you can do to turn off a potential employer from hiring you. It includes things like having poor
The post The ten deadly interview sins appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
Managing conflict – what lessons can HR learn from Neymar and Cavani?
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Conflict is an inevitable part of working relationships. When people with different perspectives spend any amount of time together working towards a similar goal there are always going to be disagreements. Whether two people are vying for the same promotion or just don’t get along, it’s how you manage the clashes that is important. Whenever
The post Managing conflict – what lessons can HR learn from Neymar and Cavani? appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
Three opportunities of a pre-paid employee engagement programme
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
The UK’s workforce is arguably more dynamic than ever before. Nearly eight million people are considering joining the gig economy, 98 per cent of employers believe that a globally mobile workforce is important to achieving their objectives, and 66 per cent of millennials expect to leave their current employer by 2020. Recruiting, retaining and maximising
The post Three opportunities of a pre-paid employee engagement programme appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
How to make your staff care as much about your business as you do
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Undoubtedly, as a business owner or company CEO, you will feel wholeheartedly invested in making it a success – but when it comes to your staff, making them care as much as you do can be a challenge. Today, the organisation experts at Action Storage are breaking down some effective tactics you can employ to
The post How to make your staff care as much about your business as you do appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
How to disagree constructively in business
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Disagreement can damage business relationships and the effectiveness of interactions. Yet that doesn’t mean disagreement is wrong – just that it needs to be constructive. When teams and groups are working effectively they use disagreeing and supporting verbal behaviours in equal amounts. There’s a balance to the interactions. A yin and a yang. Here, disagreeing
The post How to disagree constructively in business appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
Five effective ways to deal with staff sickness in the workplace
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
We all know that days off due to sickness and injury can create problems with meeting deadlines and schedules, maintaining morale, delivering high levels of service and maintaining productivity. Yet the latest Office of National Statistics figures tell us that on average in 2016 there were just 4.3 days lost per worker due to sickness
The post Five effective ways to deal with staff sickness in the workplace appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
Why you should never overlook a candidate’s natural talent
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
So you’ve put a job advert out. You’ve attracted a whole host of candidates and automatically go to shortlist the ones that have worked for your major competitors, done a degree in your chosen field or have every skill mentioned in the job description. Seems like the right approach to take, right? Not quite. While
The post Why you should never overlook a candidate’s natural talent appeared first on Small Business.
Hot Business News Today
How to choose between two job candidates
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
High quality talent is hard to come by. If you’re lucky enough to have two equally qualified candidates competing for the same role, you’ll need to act fast if you’re going to secure your top choice. Before you begin to look at new ways to assess your final two candidates, it’s helpful to explore new
The post How to choose between two job candidates appeared first on Small Business.