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Digital financial records
Reasons for keeping computer-based financial records and how to choose bookkeeping and accounting software packages.
Record-keeping best practice
Good record keeping habits and the "four S" approach: system, separate, security, storage.
What should my record-keeping system include?
The legal requirements for a record-keeping system.
Running an employment agency or business
Rules you must be aware of and comply with when setting up or running an employment agency.
Writing a person specification and job description
Information about job descriptions and person specification
Using employment agencies to find staff
What information to provide employment agencies with to help them find staff for you
Job application process: CVs and application forms
Employers can weigh up the options for recruiting new staff either by requesting CVs or using job application forms
Shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview
How to draw up a shortlist of candidates for interview
Preparing for the job interview
Plan questions, study CVs carefully and make arrangements for the interview
Practical tests, psychometric tests and assessment centres
Tests you can do alongside the interview to help you choose the right candidate
Defining share-option and share-award schemes
Share-option schemes, share-award schemes and share purchase schemes
Advantages of mentoring
How a successful mentoring programme can benefit the business, mentor, and the individual being mentored
Set up a mentoring programme
How to establish an effective mentoring programme in your business
Mentoring: formal and informal programmes
How formal or informal mentoring programmes work and an example structure for a mentoring programme
Developing effective mentoring relationships
How to get the best from the mentoring relationship
Self Assessment if you're self-employed
Requirements for Self Assessment if you are self-employed
Trade union membership rights
Understand the rights of union members, non-union members and union officials in your business
Set up a basic record-keeping system
What you need to record and for how long, with step-by-step guidance on setting up your own system.
Understand business taxes - top support resources
Top resources to help you better understand and be more confident in dealing with your business taxes
Working out your Corporation Tax
Corporation Tax rates and reliefs and how to calculate Corporation Tax