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There is no universally accepted definition of a “small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

However, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BIS) and the European Union (EU) define a small enterprise as one with fewer than 50 employees and a medium-sized enterprise as one with at least 50 but fewer than 250 employees.

Large enterprises have 250 or more employees.


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    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 deadline fast approaching

    by Zoe Wickens 6 Jan 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 6 Jan 2022

    Time is running out to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, as the extended entry deadline...

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    More than half of small employers still to tackle IR35

    by Jo Faragher 8 Sep 2021
    by Jo Faragher 8 Sep 2021

    More than half of small businesses are yet to adhere to IR35 “off-payroll” regulations, according to a survey by accounting...

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    Deliveroo-inspired legal services: Merlie Calvert talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 23 Jul 2021
    by Chris Taylor 23 Jul 2021

    This week, Oven-Ready HR returns to the SME and start-up market. Professional services such as legal advice are notoriously expensive...

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    Oven-Ready HR Reheated: Steve Browne, Marc Effron and more

    by Chris Taylor 7 May 2021
    by Chris Taylor 7 May 2021

    The second compilation of podcast interviews includes Steve Browne, Marc Effron, Emma Jones and Aoife Martin.

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    Investors influence HR practice in small businesses

    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2021
    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2021

    Small businesses that have received investment tend to adopt the HR and management practices of their external backers, according to research.

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    Enterprise Nation: Emma Jones talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 1 Mar 2021
    by Chris Taylor 1 Mar 2021

    As the captain of Enterprise Nation – a vibrant community of small businesses and business advisers – Emma Jones CBE...

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    Coronavirus only proves that SMEs need employee benefits

    by Steve Herbert 24 Sep 2020
    by Steve Herbert 24 Sep 2020

    Employee benefits have already proven their worth during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Steve Herbert believes they’ll become more important to...

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    Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020

    ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...

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    Small business HR: top tips for people and payroll (webinar)

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 27 Feb 2020
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 27 Feb 2020

    ON-DEMAND | People are a small organisation’s most important asset, but are firms getting the most from their ...

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    Apprenticeship providers turn SMEs away due to levy fund shortage

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Aug 2019

    A shortage of apprenticeship funding means that a quarter of smaller firms have been turned away by training providers, while...

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    MPs urge radical improvements in apprenticeships

    by Adam McCulloch 22 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 22 May 2019

    MPs have strongly criticised the government’s apprenticeship programme, in particular its focus on higher level placements and failure to meet the needs of smaller employers.

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    Could #MeToo clauses for start-ups put a stop to harassment?

    by David Greenhalgh 5 Apr 2019
    by David Greenhalgh 5 Apr 2019

    Investors in start-ups are putting young companies under increased scrutiny to ensure they have a clean record on sexual harassment....

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    £400m apprenticeship levy underspend revealed

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Mar 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Mar 2019

    Only £268m was spent by levy-paying employers on apprentices in the programme's first year of operation, 2017-18. This equated to just 13% of the Treasury's £2.01bn apprenticeships budget and contributed to a £400m underspend.

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    Criticism of levy mounts as Apprenticeship Week kicks off

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Mar 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Mar 2019

    Training providers air criticism of the government's apprenticeship levy as surveys reveal the extent of ignorance over the scheme.

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    Will the apprenticeship levy mean smaller businesses lose out?

    by Jo Faragher 10 Mar 2017
    by Jo Faragher 10 Mar 2017

    It is the Government’s flagship policy to fix the UK’s skills problem, a well-intentioned “tax” on employers to raise £3...

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