Useful Website Links
Below are links to websites that you may find useful:
Managing Employee Performance Podcast
Handling employee performance issues and disciplinary procedures can put managers in a difficult position. This podcast with legal expert Christine Goodyear from solicitors Barlow Robbins LLP outlines how to deal with common problems in this area.
Free Maths and English Courses for Adult Learners in England
Taking a free course could help you get to grips with your maths and English skills, and increase your confidence.
Business Link is a free business advice and support service, available online and through local advisers.
As an employer you are responsible for making sure that your staff are looked after in accordance with the law. A government website has been set up to answer your questions about employing people.
This site gives information for, and access to a wide range of education opportunities and available funding that is of use for employees and employers. It doesn’t only look at key skills such as maths and english, but also at improving skills related to your career to help you move up the career ladder.
Funding Opportunities - Scotland
Individual Learning Accounts (ILA Scotland) is a Scottish Government
scheme that helps you pay for learning that you can do at a time,
place, pace and in a way to suit you. If you are over 18 and living in
Scotland, you could get up to £200 towards the cost of learning new
skills with an individual learning account from ILA Scotland. If you
earn £18,000 a year or less, you could get £200 a year towards the cost
of learning. If you earn more than £18,000 a year, you could get £100 a
year.
Funding Opportunities - England
Train to Gain is the national skills Service that support employers of all sizes and in all sectors like you to improve the skills of your employees as a route to improving your business performance. The Service offers skills advice on everything from Investors in People, basic skills through to leadership and management training.