Below is a list of the webinars we've got coming up soon. We're always working on new topics that we think you'll find interesting and useful. To find out more about the webinar, and book your slot, just click on the link. Getting it right: complying with employment...
As a small business it’s vital to save money where possible and it’s an unfortunate truth that a lot of small businesses waste money on HR. This could be anything from the time it takes calculate holiday entitlement to the expensive fees an employee tribunal can...
The spreadsheet - a great place to create and analyse data, right? Right. So there’s no harm in using it for managing your HR, right? Well, not quite. We know that it can be an easy way to manage holiday requests and employee information when you're just starting out....
When it comes to filling a vacancy, finding the right candidate can often seem like the luck of the draw. Maybe your job advert isn’t getting the number of responses you were hoping for, or perhaps you’re receiving a lot of CVs, but only a fraction of applicants are...
What is HR software? HR software is technology designed to help businesses manage all aspects of employment and track people data. Put simply, it lets you manage your people at any time, from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. As a small business...
Imagine cutting down on the time spent planning shift patterns and having oversight of your entire team’s time, from one, easy to use dashboard? At citrus HR we make it our business to make life as easy as possible for our customers. Our ethos is built on powerful HR...
Your business is only as effective as its people, which is great when you’re small. But growth often complicates things. Small teams form close ties in the start-up environment. The shared purpose, pride and excitement bind people in surprising ways and ensure they...
It's the festive season - and whilst life tends to get much busier at this time of year, it's also a good opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and how you can continue to thrive in 2023. We know running a small business can be challenging at the best of times,...
Time. There’s never enough of it, which is why small business owners are often so dismayed at how much of this precious resource they need to spend on being an employer. That HR time drain is why we work with thousands of small businesses – providing HR software...
Spend some time googling HR software for small businesses and you’ll quickly appreciate how much choice there is. The market is cluttered, no question about it. So how do we sort through the impenetrable jargon and marketing shpiel to choose the best option? That’s...
“Do I need HR software for my small business?” The simple fact you’re asking that question indicates what the answer might be, but let’s break it down. Here’s a story we commonly encounter... HR creep Business start-ups rarely consider HR until they need to. And why...
Small businesses can get along without HR software. Using Excel spreadsheets, Google Calendar, paper lists and post-it notes, it’s absolutely possible to keep yourself up to date, organised, and on the right side of compliance. In a small business, it’s usually the...
Finding the right HR software can be a real struggle for small businesses. In a marketplace filled with providers offering what appears to be similar products, where do you start and how can you tell what is the best fit for your needs? Many small businesses aren’t...
It feels like only yesterday we were updating you with our summer software makeover, and now Christmas is just around the corner. The time has flown by for the citrus HR development team, who have polished off the year with some great HR software updates, including...
With 16 million people employed in small businesses across the UK, induction, and leaver admin are familiar HR tasks with many owners and managers. But having practical checklists may help to get your ducks in a row. Here at citrus HR, we love a good checklist and...
One-to-ones are more than just typical meetings; they are a great performance tool that can help you get the most from your team. Perhaps more importantly at the moment, they are also a crucial means of learning how your direct reports are feeling, both about their...
Nowadays, onboarding of new staff is an important task for lots of small businesses. It can really set the tone for the culture that you want to create in your business.As hiring remotely continues, small business owners are revolutionising their digital onboarding...
They say time flies when you’re having fun, and summer has definitely flown by for citrus HR’s very own dev team, who have been having buckets of fun giving our software a ‘Summer makeover’, which included a redesign, new and improved expenses, as well as a brand new...
Warmer weather, lighter nights and new blooms means spring is finally here, and so is our monthly update where we bring you up-to-date with everything that’s been happening inside our HR software… This month our dev team have been busy beavering away on security...
The gender pay gap has been in the news again, with businesses getting a six-month reprieve if they miss the 4th of April 2021 gender reporting deadline. What the law says for big businesses Employment law legislation requires that employers with 250 or more staff...
The recent announcement of a roadmap back to normality has, I’m sure, got many of you thinking about what’s next. A return to the office, hybrid working, seeing colleagues again and fostering a positive staff culture. Our software has a number of features to help you...
With Coronavirus still dominating work in the UK, our development team have been working hard to help support you more with the current situation. Here are our latest software updates to help. We’ve added a brand new desk-booking feature to help manage safe working in...
It’s September already, and if we’re lucky the country (and world!) will start to get slowly back to normal – or a new normal more likely. But Coronavirus is still very in our midst so we have some software updates for you to help manage your teams. We thought we’d...
This year has been one of the busiest years for us welcoming hundreds of lovely new customers into the citrus HR family and tackling all the new HR concerns surrounding the Coronavirus. Our team have taken this in their stride working exceptionally hard to ensure our...