Employing Staff

When you have your business established, you may find you need to hire staff to support operations as your business grows.

We have compiled some national resources and information on your responsibilities as an employer:

Recruiting

• Recruiting and hiring (Gov.uk)
• Employing staff for the first time (Gov.uk)
• Recruiting an employee - A step-by-step guide (Acas)
• Settling in a new employee (Acas)

Contracts 

• Contracts of employment and working hours (Gov.uk)
• Contracts of employment (Acas)

Payroll

• Payroll (Gov.uk)
• PAYE (Gov.uk)

Health and safety at work

• Fit for Work
• Health and safety at work (HSE)
• A safe place to work (HSE)

Pensions

• Pensions for your staff (Gov.uk)
• Enrol your staff into a workplace pension (Gov.uk)

Human Resources (HR)

• Dismissing staff and redundancies (Gov.uk)
• Statutory leave and time off (Gov.uk)
• Trade unions and workers rights (Gov.uk)
• Statutory Sick Pay - SSP (Gov.uk)

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