People Skills
Free expert HR support for small business in Hackney, Stoke-on-Trent and Glasgow
Information for small businesses
Information and practical advice for small businesses on recruiting, developing and managing people
Your people are your biggest asset but managing them well to get the best out of them can be difficult. CIPD has a wealth of practical advice and research available to help you navigate the recruitment, development and management of the people who make your business successful.
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Resources
People basics
Access your workplace essentials: from writing contracts and policies, to practical advice on the steps you need to take when dismissing an employee, plus much more.
Essentials
- Contracts of employment
- HR policies
- About employment law
- Pensions automatic enrolment: lessons for SMEs
- Maternity, paternity and adoption rights
- Working hours and time off work
- Dismissal procedures
Other factsheets
Insights and advice
- Age diversity in SMEs: reaping the benefits
- National Minimum Wage rates (GOV.UK)
- National Minimum Wage rates from October 2015 (GOV.UK)
- Living wage (Living Wage Foundation)
- Pay and salary information (Payscale)
- Guide to automatic pensions enrolment (TPR)
Young people
Finding the right people
Your complete guide to hiring; including how to write a job description, interview techniques, assess candidates and references.
Essentials
- Recruitment guide
- Guide to writing a job description (Acas)
- Diversity in the workplace
- Guide to the right to work in the UK (GOV.UK)
Other factsheets
Insights and advice
Young people
Developing you people
Understanding the skills needed within your organisation, how training plans can improve productivity and help future-proof your workforce.
Essentials
Other factsheets
Insights and advice
- Effective leadership and management in SMEs
- Developing managers to manage sustainable employee engagement, health and well-being
- Entrepreneurial spirit driving growth
- Podcast - Maintaining employee engagement through SME growth
Young people
Managing your people and business
How to pay and reward your employees, use performance management to enhance productivity, deal with disciplinaries and grievances and manage absence effectively.
Essentials
- Reward and pay: an overview
- Employee relations: an overview
- Performance management: an overview
- Absence measurement and management
- Discipline and grievances at work
Other factsheets
Insights and advice
- Show me the money! The behavioural science of reward
- What does the future of HR look like in a SME?
- Keeping culture, purpose and values at the heart of your SME
- Valuing your Talent: life begins at 80
- Achieving sustainable organisation performance
Young people
Using the CIPD Profession Map: a guide
Find out how to use the CIPD Profession Map for you and your organisation