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Human Resources

Guidance on managing and supporting your people. From taking on your first member of staff to training, we've got you covered.

In this section

  1. Recruitment
  2. Paying staff
  3. Managing staff
  4. Employment law
  5. Health and safety
  6. Training and development

Recruitment

3 resources
  • Assessing your staffing needs

    Guide

  • Pre-employment checks for employers

    Guide

  • How to recruit new staff

    Guide

Paying staff

5 resources
  • Workplace pensions – Auto enrolment

    Guide

  • Pay: Your obligations as an employer

    Guide

  • Set the right pay rates

    Guide

  • Know your payroll duties

    Guide

  • An introduction to payroll software

    Article

Managing staff

9 resources
  • Preventing discrimination and valuing diversity

    Guide

  • Flexible and home working

    Guide

  • Redundancy support for employers and employees in Scotland

    Article

  • The value of an Induction for new staff

    Article

  • How to manage staff effectively: A guide for line managers

    Guide

  • Introduction to HR software

    Article

  • Employing for the first time

    Guide

  • An introduction to staff retention

    Guide

  • Time off for employees - A guide for employers

    Guide

Employment law

5 resources
  • Giving employees time off work

    Guide

  • Employees' working hours

    Guide

  • Written statement of employment particulars and contract of employment

    Guide

  • An introduction to dismissal and redundancy

    Guide

  • Key employee rights

    Guide

Health and safety

8 resources
  • Occupational health and welfare: the basics

    Guide

  • Health and safety for employers

    Guide

  • Ensure employee safety when using equipment

    Guide

  • Supporting staff wellbeing

    Guide

  • Safely handle and transport substances

    Guide

  • Free health support helping small businesses and local communities thrive

    Article

  • Storing goods and materials

    Guide

  • An introduction to Health and Safety

    Article

Training and development

4 resources
  • Funded training programmes for your workforce

    Guide

  • Business mentoring

    Guide

  • Training your employees

    Guide

  • Taking on an apprentice

    Article

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