human-resources

  1. AetasPartners

    What are the most effective strategies for engaging with an organisation about employee benefits?

    I’m particularly interested in how to introduce innovative tech solutions that enhance employee engagement and improve the visibility of their benefits. At Aetas Partners, we offer a platform specifically designed to help organisations with these challenges by providing tools that not only...
  2. What to do if your business partner isn’t pulling their weight: a four step guide

    What to do if your business partner isn’t pulling their weight: a four step guide

    Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in the business game for a while, carrying the weight of your enterprise without the support of your business partner is never easy. For many, sharing their company with someone else can make the growth journey less daunting. Having another person...
  3. How many weekly hours to contract your employees for

    How many weekly hours to contract your employees for

    You’re used to working all day, every day in the pursuit of business success, but when you take on employees, their contracts must state what their working days and hours are. So, how do you choose which pattern is best for your business? Keep reading for an outline of what the law is around...
  4. Self-employed notice period: how does it work?

    Self-employed notice period: how does it work?

    Self-employed workers and contractors have no legal right to a notice period. But there are always exceptions to the rule – so how does it work? A notice period is there to protect full-time employees and employers in the event of either one terminating their employment contract. If you are...
  5. R

    Constructive dismissal? (this stinks a bit to me!!)

    This relates to a friend of a friend so details second hand but correct I think. Currently she is working on an away job, in a hotel many miles away from friends and fam, working for a company she has been with for 10+ years. Last night out the blue she received an email from her manager via HR...
  6. Where can you find freelancers for your small business?

    Where can you find freelancers for your small business?

    Looking for dedicated expertise or an extra pair of hands, without the expensive and drawn-out hiring process? That’s where freelancers come into play. Working with freelancers is a brilliant way to access high-level talent on a flexible basis. If a large project suddenly comes up, it’s quick...
  7. 6 productivity and wellbeing tips for small business owners

    6 productivity and wellbeing tips for small business owners

    There’s always lots to do when you’re a small business owner. That’s why it’s vital to stay productive, otherwise your workload will continue to build up. However, if you want to be more productive it’s important to look after yourself as well. Wellbeing and productivity go hand in hand: if...
  8. G

    HMRC making bankrupt for bill I don’t owe

    Please help. HMRC are chasing me for a VAT bill I don’t owe them relating to a business I had many years ago. I’ve never earned enough or was required to be VAT registered. When I had the business their own inspectors visited on a number of occasions and were satisfied with how the business was...
  9. A guide to attracting and recruiting minimum wage workers

    A guide to attracting and recruiting minimum wage workers

    You can offer a lot of perks to attract new employees – gym memberships, flexible working, extra annual leave – but money will always be important for new staff. As a rule of thumb, you should always try to offer your employees a decent wage. It encourages them to stay, makes them feel...
  10. How to talk to staff about pay cuts or reductions in hours

    How to talk to staff about pay cuts or reductions in hours

    Talking to staff about cutting their pay or working hours can be tough at the best of times. But with these HR-informed strategies, you can help to avoid conflict and stay within the law. As the UK teeters on the brink of a recession and consumer spending is dented by the cost of living crisis...
  11. Seven tactics for overcoming impostor syndrome

    Seven tactics for overcoming impostor syndrome

    Have you ever felt like you are simply too unqualified? Or that you’re working out of your depth? Then you are one of many to have experienced impostor syndrome. It can be quite an isolating feeling, but you’re not alone – even the most successful people experience that nagging feeling of not...
  12. M

    Gave company more notice than contract dictated

    I gave 83 days notice to leave my job, I chose this many days as it ended at the end of the month. My employer emailed me back saying they accept my resignation but are making me leave after 2 months. In my contract it says You are required to give and entitled to receive 2 months’ notice...
  13. R

    Completing Timesheets

    Hello all, A little confused, but I may be overthinking. I do contract work, and have to fill in a timesheet which needs to be submitted on the 15th monthly. (Started Mon 1st Aug). The timesheet isn't by day, but by week. It only asks for "Week ending" date, and hours worked during that week...
  14. Bilal Attique

    Hiring an apprentice

    Hi All, I am planning to hire my first employee and a friend suggested that I use an apprenticeship route. I contacted the government for apprenticeship and they advised that if I hire an apprentice through the government's apprenticeship scheme the apprentice would be spending 80% of the time...
  15. K

    Unusual behaviour from employee

    Hi all. So, long story short - we’ve had a previous employee ask for their old job back. We were hiring anyway, and they said their sickness had greatly improved so we have them a shot. Skip forward to start date - sick first day, comes in for one day the day after, since then has been off sick...
  16. How to onboard your employees – and make sure they stay

    How to onboard your employees – and make sure they stay

    Onboarding new staff onto your team is a crucial part of the hiring process. Fail to offer the right support in those first few months and you risk having to go through the recruitment process again. Your approach to onboarding has a huge impact on whether new employees will stick around or...
  17. RL2311

    Flexible Working Request - Spouse has mental health issues

    Hi All I just wanted to get some advice, my spouse has just been offered a job which will require travelling far away from the home at times during the week, she has suffered from PTSD and other mental health issues for a long time and has a huge fear of travelling on her own due to a bad...
  18. joshsparkes

    How to get low-cost social media assistance

    Trying to find the best way to get social media talent for a early stage-revenue startup. It seems as though all of the government backed schemes like Kickstart have ended, and traineeships now require resources to be office-based (which doesnt work for me). Potential avenues that I can't...
  19. R

    Cleaner injured in domestic client property

    Recently a self employed member of staff (who is verified self employed for tax purposed by hmrc, we made sure of that) dropped a pan she was washing, went to catch it and caught her finger on the dishwasher that didn't have a front on it. The dishwasher was intact during our risk assessment...
  20. M

    Contracts and overbearing clients

    Hi all! I’m looking for some advice. I’ve been freelancing as a VA for 2 years now. I don’t have contracts with a few of my clients (silly I know and need to rectify!).. I took on a new client recently, and we’ve been testing the water with regards to retainer hours the last month - I’ve done...
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