Recruitment & Selection
Recruitment and Selection HR Guides
Recruitment and selection is an important process for all employers as one of the most valuable assets of a business are its employees. The process of identifying the need for a job position, defining the job requirements of the position and choosing the right person for the job can reflect on the performance of a business.
We have a range of useful guides below to help your organisation with the recruitment and selection process.
Employers should ensure that vacancies are advertised internally and that any employees on maternity leave are made aware of vacancies within the organisation.
Agency workers are often used to help businesses on a short term basis, either to act as cover for absent staff or to cope with unexpected increases in work loads.
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study, whilst gaining job-specific skills and working towards a related qualification. An apprenticeship can take
From 5th April 2017, employers with a paybill over £3m will be charged a levy of 0.5% of their paybill;
An employee is defined as an individual who has entered into or who works under a Contract of Employment. Arising from this status as an employee, a large number of statutory rights have
Employers can only employ an individual who has permission to live and work in the UK. British citizens are exempt from immigration control and can automatically settle and work in UK
Equality and diversity promotes equality, giving individuals the opportunity to achieve their potential free from discrimination.
The process of forming the contract begins when the offer of employment is made.
Getting your recruitment and selection process right is not easy: on average it costs up to £10,000 to recruit a new employee; getting it wrong can cost more than three times that amount.
The distinction between a person who is employed and another who is self-employed is usually sufficiently clear. However, when an individual is trying to enforce their legal rights, such as a person who claims that he/she has been
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