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Staff records
Legal obligations for employers when gathering, keeping and using information on workers.
The staff records you must and should keep
What staff records you must keep to comply with the Data Protection Act.
Advantages of keeping staff records
How keeping staff records can benefit your business.
Business learning hub - search for online training
Find courses to help your staff develop their skills across a wide range of areas.
Business organisational structure
Different types of business organisational structure, their pros and cons, and the reasons why you might want to change your business structure.
Hierarchical organisational structure
Understand the features, advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical organisational structure and find out how tall hierarchy could benefit your business
Flat organisational structure
Understand the features, advantages and disadvantages of flat organisational structure and find out why you may need to flatten your organisation.
Business continuity and crisis management
What is a business continuity plan, how to create it, and steps to follow to keep your business operating following an incident.
Potential business crises
Understand the different types of crises your business could face, and the role of crisis management in preventing disruption.
Staff records: your data protection obligations
How to comply with the Data Protection Act and staff data processing policies.
How long must staff records be kept?
Statutory and best-practice retention periods for staff records.
A worker's right to access their records
Subject access requests for workers to access data held on them.
Importance of change management for business continuity
Having a formal change management strategy can be vital to your business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
Importance of communication in change management
Find out why planning and communication are the two most important factors during business change and reorganisation.
Barriers to organisational change management
Discover common barriers to change management, and where you may experience problems and difficulties with implementing change.
Benefits of change management
Effective change management can improve morale and productivity, and create a positive perception of change for staff and customers.
Change management principles
Explore the principles of change management to help you plan and carry out organisational transformation.
Cost of change management
Change comes at a cost - here's how to calculate the cumulative costs of change management and make it worth the investment.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Understand the role and importance of corporate social responsibility, its business benefits, and how to put CSR into practice.
Implementing a successful CSR strategy - Henry Group (video)
Construction organisation the Henry Group, based in Magherafelt, explain how they successfully deliver corporate social responsibility in their business.