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HR automation guide for small businesses

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HR for Startups – The Ultimate Guide

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5 Steps To The Perfect Company Handbook

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Getting Career Progression Right

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3 Steps To Tackling Underperformance

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How to Earn a Senior People Role

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Top 5 Most Common Redundancy Mistakes

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Our HR guides hub is where you will find our most popular content amongst founders, CEOs, HR professionals, Ops managers and more

Catered to small businesses and startups, we put together these guides to help you navigate the intricacies of the world of HR

Designed and written with the help of our HR advice team, they’re full of professional and concrete advice along with exclusive insights into the small business and startup world. It’ll be a great way to get you started on topics and challenges you may not feel 100% comfortable with. 

Whether it’s HR for startups, company handbook or redundancies, simply scroll through all the resources available here and learn as much as possible to run your business smoothly and with confidence.

HR automation guide for small businesses

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Small business = big decisions – find out when's the right time to invest in HR software, whether you have 2 or 50 team members

HR for Startups – The Ultimate Guide

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HR for startups

HR for startups is a topic that has many people scratching their heads in wonder. In this ultimate guide that we update each year, you’ll find all the answers to your questions. 

5 Steps To The Perfect Company Handbook

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Benefits of an employee handbook

Company handbooks are not just a flashy piece of paper, they’re also essential to staying compliant and ensuring you’ve got the right HR policies in place. In this guide, we’ll combine a mix of compliance and forward-thinking policies to help you build your own. 

Getting Career Progression Right

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Getting career progression right

What does career progression mean to your team members in the world we live in? Find out how we approach it at Charlie, and how you can get the inspiration you need to build your own career progression framework. 

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3 Steps To Tackling Underperformance

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Tackling underperformance

Underperformance is not often a topic you wish to bring to the table. In this guide, we’ll help you overcome these obstacles and understand how to have difficult conversations with your team to avoid dramatic consequences. 

How to Earn a Senior People Role

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Earn a senior people role

Junior, mid, senior – how do you get to the top of the ladder in your HR career? This guide will be centred around the potential roadblocks and solutions you can find to overcome them. 

Top 5 Most Common Redundancy Mistakes

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Top 5 redundancy mistakes

Redundancies are one of the most difficult things you may have to do in your career, but that doesn’t mean you should shy away from it. Instead, learn how to avoid the most basic mistakes one can make and remain compliant and professional during the process. 

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