How many weekly hours to contract your employees for
You’re used to working all day, every day in the pursuit of business success, but when you take on employees, their contracts must state what their working days and hours are. So, how do you...
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Management & Wellbeing
What to do if your business partner isn’t pulling their weight: a four step guide
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in the business game for a while, carrying the weight of your enterprise without the support of your business partner is never easy. For many...
graceks
Employment & HR
Employment & HR
Self-employed notice period: how does it work?
Self-employed workers and contractors have no legal right to a notice period. But there are always exceptions to the rule – so how does it work? A notice period is there to protect full-time...
ChrisGoodfellow
Employment & HR
Where can you find freelancers for your small business?
Looking for dedicated expertise or an extra pair of hands, without the expensive and drawn-out hiring process? That’s where freelancers come into play. Working with freelancers is a brilliant...
Ozzy
Management & Wellbeing
6 productivity and wellbeing tips for small business owners
There’s always lots to do when you’re a small business owner. That’s why it’s vital to stay productive, otherwise your workload will continue to build up. However, if you want to be more...
ChrisGoodfellow
News
A guide to attracting and recruiting minimum wage workers
You can offer a lot of perks to attract new employees – gym memberships, flexible working, extra annual leave – but money will always be important for new staff. As a rule of thumb, you should...
ChrisGoodfellow
Employment & HR
How to talk to staff about pay cuts or reductions in hours
Talking to staff about cutting their pay or working hours can be tough at the best of times. But with these HR-informed strategies, you can help to avoid conflict and stay within the law. As the...
Dan Hobson
Management & Wellbeing
Seven tactics for overcoming impostor syndrome
Have you ever felt like you are simply too unqualified? Or that you’re working out of your depth? Then you are one of many to have experienced impostor syndrome. It can be quite an isolating...
ChrisGoodfellow
Employment & HR
How to onboard your employees – and make sure they stay
Onboarding new staff onto your team is a crucial part of the hiring process. Fail to offer the right support in those first few months and you risk having to go through the recruitment process...
Kat Haylock
News
New UKBF Research Shows Small Business Founders Who Prioritise Self-Care Are More Optimistic
Press release New research from UKBF, the UK’s largest and most active community of small and micro-business owners, reveals that small business owners who prioritise self-care have a more...
JuliaClementsRoche
Management & Wellbeing
Business owners who invest in wellbeing are more optimistic
Business owners who prioritise self-care and wellbeing are more optimistic about the future, according to new research from UKBF. The results of UKBF’s wellbeing survey, released during the UK’s...
ChrisGoodfellow
Employment & HR
How employers can develop and nurture an inclusive wellbeing culture for their employees
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 changed the world of work in the UK like never before. Millions of people were forced overnight to work remotely from their own homes, and employers and employees...
JuliaClementsRoche
Management & Wellbeing
Five easy ways small and micro-business owners can support their wellbeing
Small businesses have had many challenges to navigate during recent years, from Brexit uncertainties and pandemic lockdowns to continually changing regulations and worries about the health of...
ChrisGoodfellow
News
The power of a good morning routine
As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2022, you might be reflecting on how the year has panned out for you and whether you are still working towards, or have achieved, the goals you set...
JuliaClementsRoche
News
Richard Osborne chats flexible working and parenting in a pandemic
Published with permission from workingdads.co.uk In this interview for workingdads, Richard Osborne talks to Ben Falk about how UKBF helps business owners with the challenges associated with...
JuliaClementsRoche
Employment & HR
Flexible working isn’t the future – talent is demanding it now
Surveys have found that flexible working leads to a more loyal and productive workforce. With staff increasingly demanding a better work-life balance, many employers are making flexibility a...
ChrisGoodfellow