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Retail businesses and the environment
Guides to help your retail business lessen its impact on the environment and make a real difference on climate change.
Retail business resource efficiency
How retail businesses can cut costs by reducing waste and using energy and water more efficiently.
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
Skills and training for company directors
Extra training that may be needed to fulfil the duties of a company director.
Advantages of effective teamwork
Teamwork can bring many benefits to your business helping you to solve problems, generate new ideas and pursue opportunities
Advantages of creating a positive mental health culture
Key benefits of creating a culture that respects and helps employees with mental ill health.
How to support employees with mental ill health
Ways that you can support employees if they are experiencing mental health issues.
Mental Health Charter
The Equality Commission’s Mental Health Charter will help you to put in place the correct procedures for a more motivated workforce.
Advantages of leading and motivating your employees
Improving productivity, innovation and your reputation among potential employees and suppliers
Problems caused by poor management of mental ill health
Poor management of mental ill health can create a number of issues including conflict, high staff turnover, and increased costs.
What can cause a team to be ineffective?
Reasons why teams may fail to work and achieve their business goals
How to register with AccessNI
Registering your organisation with AccessNI in order to access criminal records checks.
Writing a good job advert
Tips for writing a good job advertisement
Writing a person specification and job description
Information about job descriptions and person specification
Preparing for the job interview
Plan questions, study CVs carefully and make arrangements for the interview
Mental ill health: support for employers
Support for employers managing mental health issues includes a range of mental health organisations and government support programmes.
Steps to building an effective team in the workplace
Factors you should consider when building teams to successfully achieve business goals
Using employment agencies to find staff
What information to provide employment agencies with to help them find staff for you
Shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview
How to draw up a shortlist of candidates for interview
Practical tests, psychometric tests and assessment centres
Tests you can do alongside the interview to help you choose the right candidate