Many business owners and managers start up their businesses because they enjoy and are skilled at what they do. However, very quickly they can become embroiled in the daily operations of running their business, taking their eye off its strategy and growth - managing people is a time consuming activity. beststart HUMAN RESOURCES can take a large proportion of this burden away from managers by doing everything from the HR administration through to creating the business' HR strategy. This leaves managers and owners to get on and do what they do best.

People are often one of the most expensive and "tricky" resources that a business has to manage. However, getting it right can have a direct impact on the company's profit and growth. By utilising key HR strategies like managing performance, salary and benefit structures and training and development, the company can maximise employees' productivity and retention leading to increased top-line turnover.

When dealing with people, the unexpected often happens - grievances, absence problems and disciplinary situations - all issues that need to be dealt with correctly both from a legal and organisational standpoint. Not only will beststart HUMAN RESOURCES provide advice on these, we will come in and manage the situations with you ensuring a win-win situation for all concerned.

The ever increasing amount of employment law that applies to businesses, whether they have 1 or 5,000 employees, means business owners need help to ensure they are legally compliant from the start. It is financially important to get things right first time.

Human Resources in recent years received its chartered status as an institute, reinforcing its importance in business alongside professions like accountancy, surveying and law.

Did you know?

During 2006 - 2007, employment tribunals rose by 15% to over 132,000*

The probability of receiving an employment claim is one per 100 employees each year*

76% of employers find it hard to keep up with changes in the law**

Should an employment claim go as far as a tribunal hearing, the payout could total £100,000 - enough to put two thirds of SMEs out of business**

A company with five or more employees must have a Stakeholder Pension⁺

By the end of this Parliament, the Government proposes to allow Fathers to be able to take some or all of the second half of their child's first year as paid paternity leave.

* source:   The Employment Tribunal Service
** source: TP People (Survey of 500 employers)
⁺ source:  The Government Pension Service