Enterprise - People

Whether you're an employer or an employee, working on a full-time or fixed term contract, receiving performance related pay or fringe benefits, entitled to a pension or paternity leave, you're all part of Human Resources.

However big or small a business is, it will have an organisation structure and a chain of command, and it will need a grasp of employment law and the raft of legalisation (Health and Safety at Work Act, Working Time Directive, National Minimum Wage, etc) that governs economic activity.

Next: Annoyed by PEST analysis but laid back about SLEPT analysis? Next we look at external influences and find ways to get to grips with the economic cycle.