Recruitment and Selection policy

This policy is included in the Employee Handbook.

The policy outlines activities to be undertaken when recruiting staff on a permanent and temporary basis, and helps to avoid discriminatory actions or claims associated with the recruitment, selection, offer, probation and induction process.

The introduction of the Equality Act 2010 makes it even more important for an employer to have a recruitment and selection policy in place in order to avoid discrimination and to safeguard against illegal working practices taking place when employing new staff.

Having a policy in place also helps avoid confusion - our policy helps clarify each parties role and responsibility when recruiting new staff, confirms what paperwork will be retain and helps prevent potential discrimination claims.

Topics covered in this policy include:

Campaigns, interviews and selection:

Authorisation to recruit.
Recruitment campaigns and vacant positions.
Pre and post interview assessment and candidate selection decisions.

Paperwork:

Application forms, interview invitations and company information packs.
Employment offers and references requests.
Retention of candidate information and recruitment campaign details.

Pre and post employment:

Induction activities
Probation periods.
Permanent employment status or termination of employment.

Legal Update:
The Equality Act 2010 expands discrimination law - covering individuals with a protected characteristic; introducing new definitions of discrimination; and making some employer actions illegal.
Discrimination claims can be made by anyone (even someone responding to a job advert, attending a job interview, or even just sending in an unsolicited CV) as UK employers have a legal obligation to avoid acts of discrimination and harassment occuring during the whole recruitment, selection and employment process.

(To read more about our Employee Handbook click here)