There’s been a sea change in attitudes towards the use of swearing in both public and private life – from politics to family entertainment. Things have certainly moved on since I was a lad when any cussing heard outside your trusted group of mates soon earnt you a clip around the ear.
If I was spotted whipping out a tape measure to check the exact waist circumference of my workforce, you?d think I’d gone mad. But the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is urging employers to gain a better understanding of obesity in the office. But how involved can employers get?
Succession planning isn’t an easy decision to make especially if you’ve built your business up from nothing. One of the many questions you might be asking yourself include, ‘have my successors instilled my winning company values?’
Is it fair to demonise business founders when they rally against the interference of others when a management takeover happens?
There’s been many a half-baked and barmy idea to emerge from HR departments over the years and rewards schemes are just the latest examples. Whilst it sounds like a great idea to tip your staff for a job well done, could it lead to abuse
Any decent business owner understands and respects their obligation to pay their fair share of tax. However, do bigger businesses get an easier time of it than their SME counterparts” A new survey from the British Chamber of Commerce suggests that SMEs do feel this way. So what can be done about it?
When huge multi-national decide to lay-off staff, shift their headquarters over the channel or close entire factories, they grab headlines. The impending closures of Honda’s swindon car plant and the Michelin tyre factory in Dundee, plus the week-long shut down imposed by Jaguar Land Rover are part of a new and concerning trend for UK manufacturing, and in UK business life generally. But what about SMEs and why aren’t we talking about the damage Brexit uncertainty is doing to them?
One of the greatest things about being an entrepreneur is creating jobs. However, one of the biggest challenges for an SME owner is retaining people. The days of the ?job-for-life attitude is sadly dwindling as the current generation of workers prefer shorter terms with employers. So how can business owners encourage them to stay?
Whilst some studies have said that British SMEs are in the throes of growth despite Brexit uncertainties, others say more and more businesses are reporting complications because of it. Who is right” Moreover, are these conflicting studies and opinions a larger metaphor for our confused outlook on the economic effects of Brexit itself
After nearly a decade fighting an intense legal battle with a former employee, last week an employment tribunal in Croydon came down in favour of my company concluding that he was not entitled to an eye-watering ?74,000 worth of holiday pay. I detail the story, including the impact it had on my family values driven business. This true tale, rife with liberty taking, shows how the rights of SMEs themselves must be defended as much as those of the employees who work for them.
