Don’t let employee engagement slip to the bottom of your to-do list
All good business leaders know that having happy staff leads to happy customers. In reality, however, many still don’t prioritise employee engagement as much as they should.
Working as a team – learn to delegate to achieve real business growth
Michael Foote, founder of price comparison site Quote Goat, explains how to learn to delegate, a skill necessary for any business owner dreaming of scaling up.
UK employees feel undervalued, and are the least loyal in Europe
UK employees are less likely to consider themselves devoted to their jobs – 48 per cent of UK respondents said they were loyal, compared to the 58 per cent European average.
How to better communicate your expense policy
As you scale up, you will need to find new ways of making sure everyone in the business knows the expense policy.
Retaining your startup staff when the business moves to scaleup
Sometimes, startup staff have chosen to work in a startup because they thrive under pressure – so how do you retain them when you move into scaleup territory?
Recruiting and retaining staff during the rocky startup phase
Real Business takes a look at proven strategies for retaining staff when the future is uncertain.
Absenteeism vs. presenteeism – which is worse for the remaining staff?
When someone is absent from work, the remaining staff may take on the extra load. But when they come in to work sick, everyone is at risk of catching a cold – which is worse?
All the small things
The government reckons there’s 1.3m SMEs in the UK. Do the sums and that means they make up 99.5 per cent of all businesses.
It’s not too early to think about seasonal recruitment
It might seem early to start planning, but that fact of the matter is it is not too early to start thinking about seasonal recruitment.
How to create a well crafted induction plan
If you have a new starter, make everyone’s lives easier by setting some time aside to draft a clear induction plan.
The Google anti-diversity manifesto reminds us of the role of HR
Google, a company that projects a progressive image to the wider world, has become the centre of a blazing anti-diversity and gender row that has occupied the headlines for weeks, and will continue to do so for some time.
Businesses looking to hire finance professionals, but rate of growth remains slow
Finance professionals are in high demand with just over a quarter of employers are looking to hire in the coming months.