It takes considerable time and effort to put together a team in your workplace that is successful, and will stick with your company for the long-haul, but here are some ideas to help you find the right candidate for the job.
1) Background
Firstly you need to precisely define the roles you wish to recruit for, while [...]

Half a billion pounds saving for Scottish small firms…
Scottish firms are getting a helping hand as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has decided to reduce the rates involved with environmental fees as the recession’s clutch on the economy tightens.
As a result, Scottish businesses will have saved a small fortune, £550,000 what with the waived [...]

New laws introduced in January of this year mean that small business owners who are in breach of health and safety restrictions could find themselves in prison.
 
It is believed that many small companies are still in ignorance of the new measures which have received little media attention since even before their introduction, when they were [...]

E-Crime going ahead un-disturbed…
Small firms across the country are continuing to fall prey to the ever-growing issues surrounding electronic crime as a survey commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses showed how small firms were losing £800 a year through the crime.
The Federation is insisting that more attention must be given to cyber crime and [...]

Things Aren’t Really That Bad…Right?
Unsurprisingly, in the midst of the current economic downturn, professional bodies are advising businesses to avoid cutting jobs wherever possible.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) are going to release a new guide that aims to help managers deal with the current [...]

eBay – larger customer base, tiny overheads…

This is one of those topics that can have a book written about it, and guess what – you can probably find one on eBay!  However, it’s worth pointing out the most important aspects of setting up businesses on the popular auctioneering site as more and more spenders are [...]

Ever looked at a candidate and thought they were too old or too young for the job for whatever reason? Then maybe you should look again, because overlooking applicants because of their age is illegal!
Age Positive campaign says you should look past candidates age for several reasons.
Laws against age discrimination were introduced in 2006, and [...]

Cut costs not a job…

Cutting costs seem to be going hand in hand with redundancies but that is somewhat of a drastic step when there are a number of other solutions to the problem without losing any employees.
After all it has been declared recently that it could actually cost a business more to make redundancies [...]