Small Business HR

Why do small businesses need HR? HR develops the culture of an organisation, manages pay, oversees recruitment and strategises employee development, as well has handling grievances and disciplinary procedures. However, businesses with fewer than 50 people rarely have an inhouse HR department. Mostly they go down the outsourcing HR route, which is why there are […]

An HR policy is often perceived as being a collection of rules and regulations, and sometimes, a disciplinary stick with which to threaten employees. However, correctly written, an HR policy can help define the very DNA of your business, inspiring staff as to what they are working towards. What is an HR policy? An HR […]

Donna Obstfeld of DOHR takes you step-by-step through the staff onboarding process and explains why, in today’s post-Covid workplace, regular HR appraisals feed in to communicating the company culture you want to promote

Outsourcing HR makes sense for businesses that are too small to have their own inhouse manager. However you need to be clear about what you need from the outset to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach

HR starts the moment you hire your first employee. There are plenty of resources and organisations out to help run your HR systems smoothly. But you should see HR as an opportunity, not a burden