We spend so much of our life at the office. Eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, and that’s not even counting commutes to and from work and any […] more»

Business Advice recently teamed up with HR and employment law consultancy Peninsula to create a short series on a range of HR-related issues. This second article seeks to answer any questions you, as an SME employer, might have on employment contracts. more»

Last month, Facebook backtracked on using facial recognition technology to automatically detect the faces of its users after a US court deemed the software an invasion of “private affairs and concrete interests”. The software sent “tag suggestions” to users if their faces appeared in recently uploaded photographs, whether or not they had been tagged in them. more»

It's a great feeling when you've grown your startup to the extent where you can afford to hire another employee. But the effect of a good or bad hire can be felt all the more in a small business. So it's important that you make the right decision the first time. more»

Understanding your legal rights as an employer when dealing with a member of staff who just isn't pulling their weight is one of the less palatable aspects of business leadership. Not only is it an awkward, and confrontational thing to do, employers are aware that they don't want to face any damaging legal action from the employee either. more»

“Strike while the iron is hot”, is an old proverb that holds to be good advice in the realm of business. As an employer, it’s best to act sooner rather […] more»

Business Advice speaks to Anita Tweats, CEO of The Finance People on how to recruit the right finance director for your SME. Here are her top 20 tips. more»

You likely think of gross misconduct as one of those ‘it’ll never happen here’ scenarios. However, any one of your employees – at any time – could behave in a manner that constitutes gross misconduct. more»

In mainstream workplaces, learning difficulties do not always manifest themselves in ‘the physical.’ They can be subtle – so subtle in fact, that employers may not have realised they’ve hired […] more»

Before you think that the title of this piece infers we’re going all ‘reverse racism’ on the white man, we’re not. However, as offices are traditionally white male spaces, (with […] more»