Employee benefits & HR solutions - Publications

Enterprise newsletter - for entrepreneurs, growth companies and their advisers - Summer 2010

In this issue: Raising finance: Is the debt and equity gap here to stay? :: Going global: Profile: Neil Gandhi, Quickstart Global :: Business briefs :: Rebuilding reward: The six stages of reward Flexible benefits, Managing sickness absence, Incentivising key employees :: e.info :: Entrepreneurs' toolkit: Offshoring options

Employee benefits review - Summer 2010

In this issue: Group risk: How to reduce direct costs for employers :: The nesting instinct: More movement in the personal accounts regime :: Insuring scheme benefits: Consider securing your scheme liabilities :: The HR MOT: Is it time to review your HR systems and practices?

Managing sickness absence

A checklist for employers.

Fit notes - Guidance note for employers

From 6 April 2010, GP sick notes are being replaced with a new Statement of Fitness for Work, known as 'fit notes'.

These are intended to allow employers to take a much more active role in helping their employees back to work by focusing more on what the individual can do rather than just their incapacity.

Pay as you go HR support

Employment law continues to become more complex. People problems arise unexpectedly. Where do you go for good advice that helps you manage your people and your business?

Employment contracts and staff handbook

All employees have a legal entitlement to be given a written statement of their terms and conditions of employment. Are your employment contracts up to date? We provide legally compliant policies & procedures, tailor made for your business, in a user friendly, easy-to-read format.

Executive reward benchmarking

Testing your senior team's pay and incentives against the market is essential to get their reward right. Our executive pay benchmarking system allows us to evaluate your roles against data from a range of national sources.

Pay benchmarking

Finding, keeping and motivating people continues to be a challenge for most organisations. Accurate pay benchmarking can help you keep abreast of competitive pressures.

Pay structure reviews

The pay bill is the largest cost to most organisations - are you getting the maximum value from spend? Regular reviews of your pay strategy are essential to avoid inequities in pay and to ensure that your pay system supports organisational goals.

Raising the performance bar

In tough trading conditions it is more important than ever to ensure that your people are performing at their best, and that their efforts are aligned with your organisations's strategy.

Recruitment & selection

Finding and keeping the right people for your business is vital, but it can take a lot of time to organise an effective recruitment campaign. We can help you at all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

PAYE settlement agreements

A PSA could help your business reduce the time taken for administration and generate goodwill among staff.

Quoted business - Spring 2010

In this issue:  Balancing the benefits and risks of listing on Aim :: Regulation S explained :: Letters from America - Can the US market reboot Aim? :: Taxing matters :: US isolation on IFRS

Flexible Solutions Brochure - 2010

More and more companies are recognising that their most valuable assets - their employees - are sitting right in front of them. But how do you attract, retain and manage such valuable human capital most effectively? The key is motivation and reward - how you offer added financial value as an employer and how you manage it. That's where Smith & Williamson Flexible Solutions can help.

Enabling entrepreneurs

Click below to download our entrepreneurs' brochure - for entrepreneurs, growth companies and their advisers.

People management

We offer tailored services ranging from on-going telephone support to a fully out-sourced HR function. Whether you need advice on HR strategy or employment contracts, pay systems or management development, we can give you timely and accurate information combined with practical advice that you can use in your business.