HR for Small Business For Dummies - UK by Marc Bishop (English) Paperback Book

Description: HR for Small Business For Dummies - UK by Marc Bishop, Sharon Crooks Your handy, authoritative guide to small business HR Packed with practical tips and advice on how to handle tricky people situations in the workplace, this friendly guide shows anyone without a ton of HR experience how to correctly and legally utilise HR practises within a small business. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Your handy, authoritative guide to small business HR Packed with practical tips and advice on how to handle tricky people situations in the workplace, this friendly guide shows anyone without a ton of HR experience how to correctly—and legally—utilise HR practises within a small business. From hiring to firing, managing performance to leading change—and everything in between—HR For Small Business For Dummies ensures you and your organisation are prepared for whatever may come knocking on your human resource departments door. Written by a team of authors that runs PlusHR—an organisation that provides outsourced HR services to small- and medium-sized companies—HR For Small Business For Dummies offers a thorough and accessible understanding of what HR is, how it works and what key UK legislation you need to know to resolve issue-led HR problems. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on communication and how you may need to tweak your strategy as your business grows, while special attention is given to how an owners personal style of leadership and management impacts everyone within a company. Build a recruitment strategy and establish successful HR practisesUnderstand your legal and financial responsibilities as an employerMinimise your growing or shrinking pains—for you and your peopleAvoid the pitfalls of discrimination, bullying and unfair dismissal If youre an SME owner, director or practitioner who needs to know more about HR issues and how to best resolve them, HR For Small Business For Dummies cuts through the clutter and offers practical, day-to-day guidance on running an effective HR department. Notes Includes practical tips and advice on the real HR issues that small and medium enterprises face every day, from managing performance to leading change. Back Cover Learn to: Develop your employees to grow your business and lead change Pay the right rates for jobs and reward employees fairly Manage employee performance by setting clear expectations Implement key HR legislation to avoid pitfalls Dont be daunted by HR! Heres what you need to know Human Resources concerns keep many a small business owner awake at night. With this book as your guide, you can fearlessly navigate the complex HR landscape and enjoy a good nights sleep. Discover how to manage employees, lead change, develop policies and deal with tricky people situations, all whilst complying with all laws and regulations. The people business - understand how people fit into your business, what being an employer involves and how to attract the right people Hiring and firing - see what should be included in a legally binding job offer and what procedures must be followed when terminating employees Money and more - explore employee reward systems, know how to provide benefits and learn to respond to pay queries About rules and fairness - know when you need formal rules and HR policies, develop an Equal Opportunity Policy and handle grievances correctly As good things grow - learn to incorporate strategic planning, recruiting, training and shaping structure as your business grows Following the law - manage the hiring process, keep essential records, deal with unions and set up a pension scheme Open the book and find: How to establish your business culture Tools for choosing the right employees Ways to protect your business when people leave Your legal responsibilities regarding benefits Tips on creating policies Suggestions for rewarding performance Creative ways to use contracts The ten best interview questions Flap Learn to: Develop your employees to grow your business and lead change Pay the right rates for jobs and reward employees fairly Manage employee performance by setting clear expectations Implement key HR legislation to avoid pitfalls Dont be daunted by HR! Heres what you need to know Human Resources concerns keep many a small business owner awake at night. With this book as your guide, you can fearlessly navigate the complex HR landscape and enjoy a good nights sleep. Discover how to manage employees, lead change, develop policies and deal with tricky people situations, all whilst complying with all laws and regulations. The people business - understand how people fit into your business, what being an employer involves and how to attract the right people Hiring and firing - see what should be included in a legally binding job offer and what procedures must be followed when terminating employees Money and more - explore employee reward systems, know how to provide benefits and learn to respond to pay queries About rules and fairness - know when you need formal rules and HR policies, develop an Equal Opportunity Policy and handle grievances correctly As good things grow - learn to incorporate strategic planning, recruiting, training and shaping structure as your business grows Following the law - manage the hiring process, keep essential records, deal with unions and set up a pension scheme Open the book and find: How to establish your business culture Tools for choosing the right employees Ways to protect your business when people leave Your legal responsibilities regarding benefits Tips on creating policies Suggestions for rewarding performance Creative ways to use contracts The ten best interview questions Author Biography Marc Bishop is the Managing Director and partner of PlusHR Limited, an organisation specialising in providing HR management and administration services to small and medium companies. Sharon Crooks is a former associate and director of PlusHR who now operates her own consultancy, Jade HR Solutions. Table of Contents Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with HR 5 Chapter 1: Getting into the Business of People 7 Chapter 2: Recruiting Your First People 25 Chapter 3: Working Together 47 Chapter 4: Managing Your Pay and Benefits 63 Chapter 5: Parting Company 75 Par t II: Maturing in Business: Moving from Managing People to Good HR Practice 93 Chapter 6: Setting the Ground Rules 95 Chapter 7: Keeping Things Fair 117 Chapter 8: Managing and Rewarding Performance 137 Chapter 9: Creating a Great Team 157 Chapter 10: Setting Up HR in Your Business 175 Part III: Growing People and Teams 189 Chapter 11: Leading Your Growing Business 191 Chapter 12: Getting the Structure Right 209 Chapter 13: Training and Developing Your People 229 Par t IV: HR and the Law 247 Chapter 14: Hiring People 249 Chapter 15: Managing People 269 Chapter 16: Managing Pay, Benefits and Taxes 287 Chapter 17: Parting with People 305 Part V: The Part of Tens 323 Chapter 18: Ten HR Jargon Busters 325 Chapter 19: (Nearly) Ten Tips for Managing Poor Performance 329 Chapter 20: Ten Great Interviewing Ideas 335 Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Signs of Employees Who Are Ready for Promotion 343 Index 347 Review "If youre thinking of taking on your first employee I would consider this to be essential reading." (Brilliant Business Books, January 2016) Long Description Learn to: Develop your employees to grow your business and lead change Pay the right rates for jobs and reward employees fairly Manage employee performance by setting clear expectations Implement key HR legislation to avoid pitfalls Dont be daunted by HR! Heres what you need to know Human Resources concerns keep many a small business owner awake at night. With this book as your guide, you can fearlessly navigate the complex HR landscape and enjoy a good nights sleep. Discover how to manage employees, lead change, develop policies and deal with tricky people situations, all whilst complying with all laws and regulations. The people business understand how people fit into your business, what being an employer involves and how to attract the right people Hiring and firing see what should be included in a legally binding job offer and what procedures must be followed when terminating employees Money and more explore employee reward systems, know how to provide benefits and learn to respond to pay queries About rules and fairness know when you need formal rules and HR policies, develop an Equal Opportunity Policy and handle grievances correctly As good things grow learn to incorporate strategic planning, recruiting, training and shaping structure as your business grows Following the law manage the hiring process, keep essential records, deal with unions and set up a pension scheme Open the book and find: How to establish your business culture Tools for choosing the right employees Ways to protect your business when people leave Your legal responsibilities regarding benefits Tips on creating policies Suggestions for rewarding performance Creative ways to use contracts The ten best interview questions Review Text “If you’re thinking of taking on your first employee I would consider this to be essential reading.” (Brilliant Business Books, January 2016) Review Quote "If youre thinking of taking on your first employee I would consider this to be essential reading." (Brilliant Business Books, January 2016) Details ISBN1119111323 Pages 384 ISBN-10 1119111323 ISBN-13 9781119111320 Format Paperback DEWEY 658.3 Media Book Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-12-11 Short Title HR FOR SMALL BUSINESS FOR DUMM Language English Edition UK ed Author Sharon Crooks UK Release Date 2015-12-11 NZ Release Date 2015-12-11 US Release Date 2015-12-11 Place of Publication Brisbane Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Edition Description UK Edition Imprint For Dummies Country of Publication United States Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2015-12-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91032014;

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