Recruitment

New and updated

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Making effective use of assessment centres in recruitment

  Updated to reflect new and emerging practices relating to artificial intelligence and increased used of technology in administering and delivering assessment centres.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter notifying staff of recruitment freeze

  A model letter to notify employees of a freeze on recruitment.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Safeguarding: Recruiting people to work with children and/or vulnerable adults policy

  A model policy on recruiting people to work with children and/or vulnerable adults, in compliance with safeguarding requirements.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Recruitment of people who have criminal record policy

  A model policy on recruitment of people with a criminal record, which deals with jobs covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, jobs that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

• Date:

  24 November 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Coaching skills for line managers

  Rosie Evans, behavioural scientist, discusses how HR can approach coaching, onboarding and evaluating remote workers in an emotionally intelligent way.

• Type:

  FAQs

  How does an employer apply for a sponsor licence?

• Date:

  11 November 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

  2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it's now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what HR can do to prepare for 2021.

• Date:

  2 October 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Police sector: Attracting recruits from different BAME groups

  We look at what police forces are doing to attract recruits from different black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups and consider if positive discrimination is necessary to increase the number of BAME police officers.

• Date:

  29 September 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Post-Brexit recruitment realities

  The new post-Brexit immigration system comes into force in January 2021, but employers need to start making plans now to ensure they are able to access the talent they need. Nick Martindale reports.

• Date:

  30 June 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  The new immigration system for the UK

  The Brexit transition period is due to end on 31 December 2020, with no indication that this will be extended in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. European nationals who arrive in the UK from 1 January 2021 will require immigration permission to work here.