Recruitment & Selection

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.

Recruitment and selection Guides

Recruitment

Getting your recruitment and selection process right is not easy and on average it costs up to £10,000 to recruit a new employee; getting it wrong can cost ...

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Advertising Jobs

Employers should ensure that vacancies are advertised internally and that any employees on maternity leave are made aware of vacancies within the organisation.

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Agency Workers

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.

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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study, ​whilst gaining job-specific skills and working towards a ...

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Apprenticeship Levy

Employers with a paybill over £3m each year will be charged a levy of 0.5% of their paybill.

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Employees and Workers

An employee is defined as an individual who has entered into or who works under a Contract of Employment.

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Right to Work

An employer can only employ an individual who has permission to live and work in the UK. British citizens are exempt from ...

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Discrimination

The scope of discrimination legislation in force covers job applicants and workers (including workers under a contract ...

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Equality and Diversity

Equality and diversity promotes equality, giving individuals the opportunity to achieve their potential free from discrimination.

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Offer of Employment

The process of forming the contract begins when the offer of employment is made.

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Employed or Self Employed

The distinction between a person who is employed and another who is self-employed is usually sufficiently clear.

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