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We all know that recruitment can be a challenging process; there’s the time it takes to sift through CVs, managing multiple vacancies at the same time, and of course, finding the best candidate for the role. While Fortune 500 companies have deep pockets and wide...
As a small business owner, you undoubtedly have some fabulous women working alongside you, and International Women’s Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate their achievements in the workplace. But it’s also an opportunity to look at some of the barriers women...
In most instances, issues of employee misconduct can be dealt with informally. A quiet word and a reminder of your standards may well be enough. However, if you have an employee presenting repeated or serious misconduct issues, you should follow the disciplinary...
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...
Pro-rata holiday entitlement is an amount of holiday that’s in proportion to the holiday entitlement of a full-time employee. The proportion of holiday will depend on how much an employee works, relative to a full-time employee. For example, if they work half as much,...
Employee Appreciation Day (3rd March 2023) is the perfect opportunity to lead from the front and show your team that you care. The last 12 months were supposed to be our first year of complete freedom since the pandemic hit us hard, but instead we are battling a...
One of the biggest impacts of the pandemic is the way it's shifted people’s expectations of where and how they should be able to work. The pros and cons of hybrid working has been doing the rounds for a while. Would people be productive? Could they still deliver...
Payroll is a central function to any business. It’s crucial of course, but the monthly process can also be time consuming and fiddly – not a great combination when your precious time could be spent growing your business. It goes without saying your employees will...
People are at the heart of business. It is important to have a diverse workforce and strive to build and maintain an inclusive culture no matter the size of your business. As a small business you might not have the employee...
With the General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) being in force since 2018 it’s tempting to think all the fuss that surrounded its introduction has gone away. But UK GDPR is still very much with us. People are more aware of their individual rights, and data...
A new year is an exciting opportunity for a fresh start and to make plans for what you want your business to achieve in the year ahead. With the cost-of-living crisis taking hold, you may find your small business facing some extra challenges over the coming months -...
We know how difficult recruiting the right people for your team can be for small businesses - not to mention time consuming! You want to make sure you attract the best talent, but don’t want to have to spend endless time on recruitment admin when it could be better...
Let's talk about recruitment. We understand now more than ever how challenging finding skilled people to join your team can be, with a perfect storm of factors such as Covid, Brexit and The Great Resignation creating even more obstacles to recruitment. When your...
2022 has been another tricky year for HR issues in small businesses, with the cost-of-living crisis and some remaining issues from the Covid-19 pandemic adding extra pressure to employers, employees, and households across the country. Here at citrus HR, we work hard...
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,...
New Government plans have announced that flexible working will be considered ‘default’ with new starters being able to request it from day one of employment. The results of this could have big impacts for the millions of small businesses in the UK, with Government...
The office Christmas party – what you need to know as an employer We’ve all got our own work Christmas party stories, but how many would you rather forget? As an employer, you might be feeling uneasy about what you can be held liable for when it comes to staff...
In situations where you’re investigating an employee for gross misconduct, you may find it appropriate to suspend them. Suspension can be a useful measure to take but, as with all people matters, there’s a process that you need to follow carefully. If you suspend one...
Bamboo is a marketing and public relations agency that has helped B2B technology companies grow through simpler marketing for more than 20 years! We recently spoke to the Managing Director, Marco Fiori, where he explained how Bamboo’s passionate team frees marketers...
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...
You may have noticed the 2022 World Cup has kicked off in Qatar, and whilst the controversial choice of Qatar as host is a useful reminder of anti-discrimination laws and the need to treat all employees fairly, major football tournaments bring their own HR issues to...
A notice period is an important condition of employment. A notice period is the time between an employee handing in their resignation and the date that they propose to leave. It also refers to the amount of time between you making an employee redundant and their last...
As if employing people and worrying about employment law wasn’t challenging enough, as an employer, you’re expected to understand the intricacies of discrimination at work. Added to this is the rapid development of social attitudes, which makes it even more confusing...