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Payroll is essential for every small business with staff. And it has to be right—not paying your people properly is the fastest way to an unhappy team, which all business owners and managers will want to avoid! But with so many options on the market, it is really...
Recruitment interviews and exit interviews are terms that we are likely all familiar with. But what about stay interviews? The ‘stay interview’ is gaining huge traction in businesses as part of an employee engagement and employee experience projects, because the focus...
Small business employers have enough to worry about without the raft of challenges that can come with HR. There has been a considerable amount of HR challenges to contend with over the past couple of years, meaning that many employers’ and business owners’ attentions...
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...
With stigmas around mental health starting to evaporate over the past few years, more employees are opening up about it to their employers. While this is a major step forward in tackling mental health in the workplace, there is still a long way to go. If the last few...
Cloud-based citrus HR software launches app integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online citrus HR announces the launch of their app’s new integration with QuickBooks Online. This enables customers to seamlessly send data from the powerful, time-saving HR, payroll and...
New data from Debenhams Ottaway and CIPD has reported that only 25% of businesses across the UK have a menopause policy in place in the workplace. These statistics are significant, considering that women of the general menopausal age (45-54) make up 11% of all people...
You’ll already know that as soon as you start to employ people, you need to organise payroll, and you need to do it well. Not only are there serious penalties for failing to inform HMRC about what you are paying your people, but you’ll have a number of unhappy staff...
The cost of living crisis is a hot topic at the moment, and with rising costs on everything from food to fuel, the question on many peoples minds is what can employers do to help soften the blow.
The notorious April Fools' Day is upon us, which means it’s the time of year when an office prank or two are most likely to pop up, even with a lot of us hybrid working. Whether everyone is back in the workplace or not, there are lots of opportunities for your...
Hybrid working, or the ‘new’ way of working, has been a popular model with many employers and has gained a lot of positive press with employees throughout the UK over the past 18 months, as we have navigated working during the pandemic. However, ‘work from home if you...
When you hire a new staff member, you’re excited and full of hope that they’ll be the perfect fit for the role and your small business. However, sometimes the reality can differ, even if a candidate appeared to be the ideal fit during the interview stage, after a few...
Are you buying or selling a business? Then you’ll need to think about what will happen to the employees of the company being transferred. The first step is to get to know the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended by the 2014...
You may have seen recent media coverage of a court decision involving Pimlico Plumbers and suggestions that this could open the floodgates for back-dated holiday pay claims. But as with many of these cases, it is always worth taking a look at the detail to see what...
The last couple of years have seen the world turned completely upside down. One of the many casualties of the pandemic was the job market. Employees were furloughed, some had to change to working from home very quickly, and some lost their jobs altogether. While we...
It has recently been reported that the number of employment tribunal decisions in the year 2020/2021 that involved issues relating to flexible working requests rose last year by 52%. We are taking a look at why this might be, and some top tips from our HR experts on...
What is a staff handbook? A staff handbook, also known as an employee handbook or employee manual, is a collection of documents and policies outlining everything employees need to know about working at that company. As a small business owner, you’re required by law to...
2021 has been another very difficult year for HR issues in your smaller business, especially with the new norm of lockdowns, self-isolation, working from home, and furlough. 2022 looks set to be another challenging year as we continue to deal with the effects of...
Holidays should be relaxing. Unless, of course, you're the person managing all the annual leave requests from employees! Calculating entitlements for different workers and ensuring everyone receives the statutory minimum paid leave can feel like an administrative...
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...
Many businesses use the end of a calendar year and the festive break to finalise details in their business plans for the following year, including skills and training support. If you’re considering expanding your operations, or you’re struggling with unfilled job...
Most of us in the UK are familiar with the typical British winter weather. Cold. Wet. And dark. But just because we’re used to going to work in the dark and going home, yes you guessed it, in the dark, it doesn’t mean it won’t affect our moods, productivity, and...
As many small businesses commit to hybrid working long-term post-pandemic in the UK, and other forms of remote working, electronic monitoring employees’ activities while working remotely has become an increasingly hot topic as employers try to keep track of tasks, and...
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...