Description
Book SynopsisYour 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 correctlyand legallyutilise HR practises within a small business. From hiring to firing, managing performance to leading changeand everything in betweenHR For Small Business For Dummies ensures you and your organisation are prepared for whatever may come knocking on your human resource department''s door.
Written by a team of authors that runs PlusHRan organisation that provides outsourced HR services to small- and medium-sized companiesHR 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,
Trade Review
“If you’re thinking of taking on your first employee I would consider this to be essential reading.” (Brilliant Business Books, January 2016)
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
