Its always useful to know of quality, free HR resources, to help run your business. Over the years, we have spent hours searching for the best ones, and here is our list of favourites. We like free stuff! Let us know if you have any other resources that you think we should add to this …
Bonus schemes don’t work.
Why we have got our approach to paying people all wrong Think you’ve got your salary structure sorted? Do you believe that your performance related pay and bonus system is producing better performance? Recent insights from neuroscience suggest that most of us have been getting this wrong for …
The hidden epidemic – and what you need to do about it.
One in six of your employees suffer from a common mental health problem Did you know that by some estimates, one in six UK employees suffer from stress, anxiety or depression? Even if you only run a small business, you aren’t immune. With a payroll of less than 20 staff, this could mean two or …
When should you make your first HR hire?
Entrepreneurs starting out in business are expected to do it all. Build a business, make sales, create a product, buy the tea and clean the toilets. While surviving on savings and baked beans! Once you are successfully growing your business there comes a time when you will need expertise beyond …
Getting Onboarding right. Help new employees contribute from day one.
Welcome to your new job! Employee onboarding is a critical process. From the very first moment your eager new hire walks into your business ready to start work the clock is ticking. And these crucial seconds can spell the difference between a long term productive working relationship or one that …
The 6 things you need to know about performance management schemes
With a wealth of options now for managing performance it can be tempting to pick a system that you’ve read about or is used by the competition. Don’t implement a performance management scheme in your business without considering these 6 things. 1. What do you need the system to do? What is it that …
How do you handle a request for a pay rise? The answer might surprise you.
A conversation that most business owners dread is when they are approached out of the blue for a payrise by one of their employees. Especially if this is coupled with the unwelcome news that the person already has a job offer somewhere else! Of course, you can simply agree and hope the problem …
11 free or low cost ways to reward your employees
Most employers worry about doing enough to reward their employees. They take time to research salaries and bonus schemes, share ownership as well as gym memberships and a host of other perks. But which schemes are really worth spending money on? Obviously, the point of any reward scheme is to try …
