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Anna Roberts

Anna Roberts

RotaCloud blog editor and occasional web dev.

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139 posts •
Annual leave rules & restrictions: everything you need to know
HR & recruitment

Annual leave rules & restrictions: everything you need to know

Seven different annual leave restrictions and how to use them.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
8 min read
Working Time Regulations: is it time for a change?
People management

Working Time Regulations: is it time for a change?

UK employers could soon be required to record daily working hours for each and every employee.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
3 min read
Self-service rota planning: everything you need to know

Self-service rota planning: everything you need to know

Fed up with having to micromanage your rota? A self-service approach saves you time without losing overall control.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Rota planning in hospitality: 8 steps to success
People management

Rota planning in hospitality: 8 steps to success

In such a labour-intensive industry, people management is key. Rota planning forms an important part of making sure your people are in the right place at the right time.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
The essential software toolkit for independent restaurants
Driving growth

The essential software toolkit for independent restaurants

Software has the potential to revolutionise the way your restaurant operates — but how do you choose the right products that actually generate a return on investment?

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
  • Phil Kendall
    Phil Kendall
13 min read
What we learnt at the Health + Care Show 2019
RotaCloud news

What we learnt at the Health + Care Show 2019

Hundreds of professionals from the care sector visited our stand at the Health + Care Show. Here's what we learnt from them.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
3 min read
How to optimise staff coverage on a tight budget
People management

How to optimise staff coverage on a tight budget

It's easy to cut staffing costs in the short term, but making sustainable, long term changes can seem more challenging.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Business rates: is now the time for reform?
Driving growth

Business rates: is now the time for reform?

How do you solve a problem like business rates?

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
10 marketing & tech trends for small businesses in 2019
Driving growth

10 marketing & tech trends for small businesses in 2019

Marketing and business tech are changing fast. Here's what you should keep an eye on during 2019.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Eight of the biggest food and drink trends for 2019
Driving growth

Eight of the biggest food and drink trends for 2019

These food and drink trends will define 2019 and could shake up your menus later this year.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
4 min read
Six of the biggest marketing fails of 2018
Driving growth

Six of the biggest marketing fails of 2018

These marketing clangers reverberated throughout 2018. Which of these do you recall - and which have you tried to forget about?

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
  • Phil Kendall
    Phil Kendall
9 min read
UK Government announces workplace reforms: how do they affect you?
People management

UK Government announces workplace reforms: how do they affect you?

Everything you need to know about the biggest workplace reforms in more than 20 years.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
2 min read
Five HR and people management controversies from 2018
HR & recruitment

Five HR and people management controversies from 2018

From rogue robots to a very public break-up, these incidents have taught us valuable lessons about people management and HR...

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
40 quick tips for boosting seasonal sales
Driving growth

40 quick tips for boosting seasonal sales

Looking for some inspiration to make this Christmas super-successful at your retail business? We've got some quick tips for online and offline retailers alike.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
6 min read
Black Friday: should you bother?
Driving growth

Black Friday: should you bother?

Black Friday: a crucial new event in the UK retail calendar, or another unwelcome American import? We look at whether small retailers should bother taking part in this year's Black Friday sales...

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
6 min read
How to reduce time theft and keep accurate employee time records
People management

How to reduce time theft and keep accurate employee time records

Hourly employees often 'guesstimate' their timesheets, usually to their benefit! While a few minutes extra pay here and there may seem harmless enough, this type of 'time theft' can soon add up. Here's what to do about it.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
How to hire successful seasonal staff
HR & recruitment

How to hire successful seasonal staff

If finding seasonal employees is an annual struggle, switch it up this Christmas. Here are ten tips to make seasonal recruitment less of a headache.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Five innovative annual leave policies for your small business
HR & recruitment

Five innovative annual leave policies for your small business

There's nothing wrong with traditional annual leave policies, but these changes could make recruitment and retention a whole lot easier — and even save you money.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
7 min read
Blind hiring: everything you need to know
HR & recruitment

Blind hiring: everything you need to know

Keeping the recruitment process free from unconscious bias is almost impossible. One of the few practical solutions to limiting its impact is blind hiring — a variation on your typical recruitment process that scrubs [...]

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Should your business go cashless?
Driving growth

Should your business go cashless?

More and more businesses are choosing to only accept digital payments. Is now the time to go cashless at your cafe or shop?

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
4 min read
Is your business ready for 'Making Tax Digital'?
Driving growth

Is your business ready for 'Making Tax Digital'?

In a matter of months, there'll be an overhaul of business tax in the UK — yet only half of small businesses know about it.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Is your hiring process fair?
HR & recruitment

Is your hiring process fair?

Whether you run your hiring process internally, or outsource parts to a recruitment agency, you have to take steps to avoid discrimination and keep the recruitment process fair.

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
16 min read
How to choose between two outstanding candidates: 10 tiebreakers
HR & recruitment

How to choose between two outstanding candidates: 10 tiebreakers

You're out the other side of the interview process and you're left with two exceptional candidates. Candidate A has a little more experience than Candidate B, but you've been more impressed by B's responses at interview. In other words, they're neck and neck.

  • Phil Kendall
    Phil Kendall
  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
5 min read
Why it pays to build your rotas around your staff [Rota Crimes]
People management

Why it pays to build your rotas around your staff [Rota Crimes]

Building the rota is hard enough without having to accommodate employees' preferences for particular shifts or days off. Pretty much every member of part-time staff has the odd day or shift that they [...]

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
6 min read
How to narrow the field when recruiting: 7 easy steps for managers
HR & recruitment

How to narrow the field when recruiting: 7 easy steps for managers

You've advertised your role in the local paper, shouted about it on social media, and posted it on the big job sites.  As a result, the responses have come flooding in, and [...]

  • Anna Roberts
    Anna Roberts
6 min read
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