So far in this series on HR for small business, we’ve been going through all of the important aspects of human resources and managing employees, from hiring and retaining the best talent through to building an inclusive company culture.

The goal has been to break the topic of small business HR down into simple steps that are easy to follow. But as we all know, real life is not always as simple or straightforward as theory. Things go wrong. Sometimes, things go badly wrong.

So in this tutorial, we’re going to look at some of the worst HR issues that a small business may have to deal with. It’s a little early, but think of it as the Halloween edition of the series. Don’t worry, though—it’s not all horror. We’ll also be looking at how you can solve these issues and providing links to extra resources that can help you give Nightmare on Small Business Street a happy ending.