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Managing your staff

Practical tips for employers.

This sections contains practical tips and advice for employers.

Bringing training in-house

Bringing trainers to you can be more cost-effective than sending staff out.

Conducting a successful interview

Ten great interview questions.

Consulting your staff

Getting the most from your employees' ideas.

Employee incentives...that won't break the bank

Affordable ways to incentivise staff.

Getting the most out of staff appraisals

Make sure appraisals are effective and useful.

Hiring winning sales staff

What do you look for when hiring new sales staff?

How to keep your best staff

Ways to reduce staff turnover.

Identify your star employees

Checklist for identifying your most valuable employees.

Keep a look-out for signs of stress

Tackle staff stress before it costs you money.

Managing absence

Strategies for effective absence management.

Opening the books can improve profitability

Should you open the books to employees?

Recruiting executives

Checklist for hiring executives.

Recruiting the right staff

Make sure you have a structured process for recruitment.

The do's and don'ts of incentive schemes

Strategies for motivating employees.

Your staff handbook

Key elements of a staff handbook.

26 Feb 2021

SMEs needing advice on imports and exports can apply for grants, HMRC confirms

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) requiring advice on imports and exports will be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000, HMRC has confirmed.

25 Feb 2021

Online service for VAT deferral scheme opens

Over half a million businesses that deferred VAT payments last year can now join the new online VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to pay it in smaller monthly instalments, HMRC has announced.

24 Feb 2021

Late payment penalties for self assessment waived until 1 April

Self assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment plan by 1 April, HMRC has announced.